chống cự

Vietnamese

Etymology

chống (“to resist”) +‎ cự (“拒, to resist”). Compare 撐拒 / 撑拒, as both initial parts share meaning: "to prop up; to push off with a pole (punt)".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ kɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ kɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

chống cự

  1. to resist; to fight back

See also

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