chấp

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥]

chấp

1. to accept (a request); to approve (an application)
2. to hold a grudge (against someone); to reproach (someone); to resent
3. to defy (the enemy); to win a victory over (someone despite being in a disadvantaged situation oneself)

   Một chấp ba vẫn dư cửa thắng.

   I still can win easily facing against three of them by myself.

4. (only in compounds) to hold; to catch; to seize; to hold power; to execute; to manage