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đầu hàng

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Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]Huế [ʔɗəw˦˩ haːŋ˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ haːŋ˨˩] browser voice
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đầufallinghuyềnhàngfallinghuyền

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đầu hàng means to surrender.

Chinese characters: 投降

Meanings of đầu hàng in English

Verb

  1. to surrender

Example sentences with đầu hàng

  • Anh ấy đã đầu hàng. He surrendered.
  • Bạn nên đầu hàng. You should surrender.
  • Chúng tôi đầu hàng. We surrender.
  • Tôi đầu hàng. I surrender.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投降.

Frequently asked questions

What does đầu hàng mean in English?

đầu hàng (verb) means "to surrender".

How do you pronounce đầu hàng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]. Tones: đầu — falling tone (huyền), hàng — falling tone (huyền).

Is đầu hàng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đầu hàng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 投降.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.