Vietnamese
Etymology
kình (“to oppose one another”) + chống (“to oppose, to resist”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]
Verb
kình chống
- to oppose; to fight; to struggle
- ba phe kình chống nhau ― three factions fight each other