lũng đoạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 壟斷.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

lũng đoạn

1. to corner the market, to monopolize