xâu xé
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Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (now figurative) to compete vigorously to gain some potential advantage
- Synonym: giằng xé
- Trung Quốc cuối thế kỉ 19 đã trở thành chiếc bánh ngọt hấp dẫn cho các nước thực dân hùa vào xâu xé.
- The late nineteenth century has seen the urge of colonialist nations into playing with China as an appetizing cake.