chiêu hồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 招 (“to beckon; to attract”) and 回 (“back; to return”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˧ hoj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧ hoj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciw˧˧ hoj˨˩]

Noun

chiêu hồi

(historical) Chieu Hoi (initiative by the South Vietnamese to encourage defection by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War)

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