trường chinh
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 長征 (“long expedition; the Long March”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ cɨn˧˧]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cuộc) trường chinh
- (military) a long expedition
- Vạn lý Trường chinh ― The Long March; the ten-thousand-mile long expedition
- (figurative) a daunting mission; difficult undertaking