phục kích
Pronunciation
Northern
/fṵʔk˨˩ kïk˧˥/
Central
/fṵk˨˨ kḭ̈t˩˧/
Southern
/fuk˨˩˨ kɨt˧˥/
Listen
ambush
Verb
ambush
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Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
ambush Core Actions
To ambush means to hide and wait in order to make a surprise attack on someone or something.
vi Đội quân đang bí mật phục kích kẻ địch trong rừng.
en The army is secretly ambushing the enemy in the forest.
Parts
phục / kích / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 伏擊 …
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Parts
phục / kích / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 伏擊 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 伏擊
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
伏擊
Candidates by syllable
phục
服（伏 / 腹）
kích
激（戟）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
phúc kích / rình rập / mai phục / ambush
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Similar
phúc kích / rình rập / mai phục / ambush
Use
trang phục / đồng phục / phục vụ / thuyết phục …
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Use
trang phục / đồng phục / phục vụ / thuyết phục …