chiến bại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰敗 (“to be defeated”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ ʔɓaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ ʔɓaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

chiến bại

to be defeated; to be vanquished; to lose (a battle or war)
(figurative) to lose (a match or competition)

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