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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 膨脹.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˥]

Verb

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1. (usually colonialism or imperialism or ironically) to expand; to carry out a policy of expansionism