chinh phạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 征伐 (“to wage a punitive expedition”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chinh phạt

1. (literary) to send a punitive military expedition; to send suppressive forces
2. (figurative) to conquer; to subjugate; to dominate

   Cuộc chinh phạt Shikoku ― The Shikoku Invasion; the event to conquer Shikoku

   Những cuộc chinh phạt của Alexandros Đại Đế ― The Conquests of Alexander the Great