kháng chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗戰, composed of 抗 (“to resist”) and 戰 (“to fight”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥]

Noun

kháng chiến

a war of resistance; an armed struggle to oppose invaders

Verb

kháng chiến

to resist invaders; to fight against intruders

Related terms

phản kháng (“to resist”)
nội chiến (“civil war”)

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