vi hiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 違憲, composed of 違 (“to violate”) and 憲 (“constitution”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˧ hiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧ hiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥] ~ [jɪj˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

vi hiến

1. to violate the constitution; to be unconstitutional