thống lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) thống lãnh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 統領.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

    Verb

    thống lĩnh

    1. (military) to be commander-in-chief of; to be first-in-command of
    2. (figurative) to dominate
      Synonym: chiếm lĩnh
      chiếm/thống lĩnh thị trường ― to dominate a market

    Noun

    thống lĩnh

    1. (history, military) a commander-in-chief, such as a marshal or a general
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