xưng bá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 稱霸.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˥]

Verb

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1. to proclaim oneself hegemon; to seek hegemony; to tyrannize