đánh nhau

Vietnamese

Etymology

đánh +‎ nhau.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ ɲaw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ ɲaw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ ɲa(ː)w˧˧]

Verb

đánh nhau

to fight; to come to blows; to exchange blows
trẻ con đánh nhau ― the children were fighting
to be at war (with each other); to wage war; to battle
Nhật đánh nhau với Nga ― Japan was at war with Russia

muốn đánh nhau đổ máu ― to want war and bloodshed

Chúng ta nên thương lượng với nhau hơn là chuẩn bị đánh nhau. ― We should negotiate instead of preparing for war.

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