chiếm đoạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 占奪 (“to seize by force”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˦ ʔɗwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥ ʔɗwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˦˥ ʔɗwaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chiếm đoạt

1. to seize by force; to appropriate; to usurp