chiến luỹ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chiến lũy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰 (“battle”) and 壘 (“rampart”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ lwi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ lwɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

chiến luỹ

1. a barricade; bulwark; fortified obstacle