cát cứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 割據.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːt̚˧˦ kɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˧˥ kɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˥ kɨ˦˥]

Verb

cát cứ

  1. to set up a separatist regime by force of arms