mâu thuẫn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 矛盾 (“lance and shield”), perhaps from Japanese.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwən˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

mâu thuẫn

contradiction; conflict

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