phạm thượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 犯上.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːm˧˨ʔ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːm˨˩ʔ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːm˨˩˨ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    phạm thượng

    1. (historical, chiefly the monarches or deties) to offend one's superior