địch vận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 運 (“to move; pull”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ vən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

địch vận

  1. (military) to demoralize the enemy; to encourage the enemy to submit (especially with psychological warfare)
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