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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 膨脹.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- (usually colonialism or imperialism or ironically) to expand; to carry out a policy of expansionism