chiếm đoạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 占奪 (to seize by force).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    chiếm đoạt

    1. to seize by force; to appropriate; to usurp