chinh phạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 征伐 (“to wage a punitive expedition”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    chinh phạt

    1. (literary) to send a punitive military expedition; to send suppressive forces
    2. (figurative) to conquer; to subjugate; to dominate
      Cuộc chinh phạt Shikoku ― The Shikoku Invasion; the event to conquer Shikoku
      Những cuộc chinh phạt của Alexandros Đại Đế ― The Conquests of Alexander the Great
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