giới nghiêm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of giới hạn (“limit”) +‎ nghiêm trọng (“serious, grave”).

Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 界嚴.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəːj˧˦ ŋiəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jəːj˨˩˦ ŋiəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jəːj˦˥ ŋim˧˧]

Verb

giới nghiêm

to declare martial law
lệnh giới nghiêm ― a declaration of martial law
to impose a curfew
lệnh giới nghiêm ― a curfew

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