bá chiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸佔 (to forcibly occupy).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ t͡ɕiəm˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ cim˦˥]

    Verb

    chiếm

    1. to forcibly occupy; to seize; to usurp