cưỡng bức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 強逼, composed of 強 and 逼.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˨ ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

cưỡng bức

1. to force; to compel
2. (euphemistic) to sexually assault

See also

• cưỡng hiếp, hiếp dâm (“to rape”)