án binh bất động
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 按兵不動.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- (idiomatic) to temporarily stand down one's army in order to wait and see how things develop