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How do you say “war” in Vietnamese?

“War” in Vietnamese is chiến tranh (war), cuộc chiến (war).

Vietnamese words for “war”

  • chiến tranhnoun
    Hanoi [t͡ɕiən˧˦ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧] · Saigon [ciəŋ˦˥ ʈan˧˧]chiến rising tranh level

    war; warfare

    for “war” meaning: Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.

    • Chiến tranh đang đến.War is coming.
  • cuộc chiếnnoun
    Hanoi [kuək̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕiən˧˦] · Saigon [kuək̚˨˩˨ ciəŋ˦˥]cuộc heavy chiến rising

    war; fight; battle

    • Tom đã sống sót qua cuộc chiến.Tom survived the war.

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