chiếm lĩnh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 佔領 (“to occupy”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cim˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]
Verb
chiếm lĩnh
- to capture; to occupy; to hold
- to dominate; to control
Related terms
- chiếm giữ (“to appropriate”)
- chiếm hữu (“to possess”)