Tet Offensive
/tet/- (in the Vietnam War) an offensive launched in January-February 1968 by the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese army. Timed to coincide with the first day of the Tet (Vietnamese New Year), it was a surprise attack on South Vietnamese cities, notably Saigon. Although repulsed after initial successes, the attack shook US confidence and hastened the withdrawal of its forces.新春攻势（越战中由越共和北方越军于1968年1-2月发起的一场进攻, 当时正好是越南春节——泰特的第一天; 对于越南南部的一些城市, 尤其西贡而言, 这次进攻是一次突然袭击, 开始几战告捷后, 进攻遭挫, 但它动摇了美国的信心并加速了美国的撤军）。