bá chiếm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸佔 (“to forcibly occupy”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ t͡ɕiəm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ cim˦˥]
Verb
bá chiếm
- to forcibly occupy; to seize; to usurp
Related terms
- chiếm cứ (“to occupy”)
- chiếm lĩnh (“to capture”)