vô kích đường đường chi trận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無擊堂堂之陳, a quotation from Chapter VII of The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Related expressions in other Asian languages include the Japanese 堂堂の陣.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ kïk̟̚˧˦ ɗɨəŋ˨˩ ɗɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˧ t͡ɕən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ kɨ̞̠t̚˦˧˥ ɗɨəŋ˦˩ ɗɨəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʲow˧˧ kɨ̞̠t̚˦˥ ɗɨəŋ˨˩ ɗɨəŋ˨˩ cɪj˧˧ ʈəŋ˨˩˨]

Idiom

vô kích đường đường chi trận

  1. Refrain from attacking an army drawn up in calm and confident array.
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