tuyên chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宣戰 (“to declare war”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiən˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

tuyên chiến

1. to declare war
2. (figurative) to announce one's vehement opposition

Related terms

• tuyên bố (“to declare”)
• chiến tranh (“war”)