chiếu tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 照 (“to check”) and 將 (“the king piece”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciw˦˥ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chiếu tướng

(chess, xiangqi) to check; to put the king in check

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