chấp chưởng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執掌 (“to wield/control”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥ cɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

chấp chưởng

(archaic) to rule; to govern; to control

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