thống lĩnh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 統領.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]
Verb
thống lĩnh
- (military) to be commander-in-chief of; to be first-in-command of
- (figuratively) to dominate
- Synonym: chiếm lĩnh
- chiếm/thống lĩnh thị trường ― to dominate a market
Noun
thống lĩnh
- (historical, military) a commander-in-chief, such as a marshal or a general