trường chinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 長征 (“long expedition; the Long March”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ cɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cuộc) trường chinh

(military) a long expedition
Vạn lý Trường chinh ― The Long March; the ten-thousand-mile long expedition
(figurative) a daunting mission; difficult undertaking

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