chiến khu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰區 (“warzone”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ xu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ xʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [ciəŋ˦˥ xʊw˧˧]

Noun

chiến khu

1. (military) a warzone; theater of operations
2. (historical) an administrative unit during the resistance (similar to a province)