thiết quân luật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 設軍 (“to mobilize the military”) and 律 (“law”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiət̚˧˦ kwən˧˧ lwət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiək̚˦˧˥ kwəŋ˧˧ lwək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiək̚˦˥ wəŋ˧˧ l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

thiết quân luật

1. (politics) martial law