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˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ cim˦˥]

Verb

bá chiếm

1. to forcibly occupy; to seize; to usurp

Related terms

• chiếm cứ (“to occupy”)
• chiếm lĩnh (“to capture”)