chiến khu
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰區 (“warzone”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ xu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ xʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [ciəŋ˦˥ xʊw˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- (military) a warzone; theater of operations
- (historical) an administrative unit during the resistance (similar to a province)