cầm quyền

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 擒 and 權.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩ kwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˩ kwiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩ wiəŋ˨˩]

Verb edit

cầm quyền

to hold power; to be in power; to be in office

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