chinh chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 征戰 (“to go on a military expedition”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chinh chiến

1. to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition
2. (figurative) to compete

Noun

chinh chiến

1. a war; battle
2. (figurative) a competition