chiếm lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Southern Vietnam) chiếm lãnh

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”)

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