kháng cáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗告, composed of 抗 (“to resist”) and 告 (“to sue”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ kaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ kaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ kaːw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ kaːw˦˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ kaːw˦˥]

Verb

kháng cáo

1. (formal, law) to appeal; to request a retrial with a higher legal body

See also

• chống án