quân khu

Vietnamese

Etymology

quân (“army”) +‎ khu (“area, district”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwən˧˧ xu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwəŋ˧˧ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [kwəŋ˧˧ xʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wəŋ˧˧ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [wəŋ˧˧ xʊw˧˧]

Noun

quân khu

1. (military) an area of territory protected by a state's armed forces
2. (Vietnam, military) a large-scale military unit of the People's Army of Vietnam responsible for a certain area of Vietnam's territory