thiết quân luật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 設軍 (to mobilize the military) and (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