hưu chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 休戰 (“truce”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

hưu chiến

(uncommon) to call a truce; to agree on a cease-fire
Synonyms: đình chiến, ngừng chiến

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