phòng chống

Vietnamese

Etymology

phòng (“防, to prevent”) +‎ chống (“to resist”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

phòng chống

  1. to prevent; to preclude; to forestall
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