chiến binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰 (“battle”) and 兵 (“soldier”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier người) chiến binh

a warrior
Synonym of lính (“combatant; soldier”)

Derived terms

cựu chiến binh

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