chấp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥]

Verb

chấp

1. to accept (a request); to approve (an application)
2. to hold a grudge (against someone); to reproach (someone); to resent
3. to defy (the enemy); to win a victory over (someone despite being in a disadvantaged situation oneself)

   Một chấp ba vẫn dư cửa thắng.

   I still can win easily facing against three of them by myself.

4. (only in compounds) to hold; to catch; to seize; to hold power; to execute; to manage

Derived terms

• bất chấp (despite)
• câu chấp (to nitpick)
• chấp bút (to cowrite)
• chấp chính (to assume power)
• chấp chưởng (to rule)
• chấp hành (to implement; comply)
• chấp nê (to be stubborn)
• chấp nhận (to accept)
• chấp nhất, chấp nhặt (to dispute; stubborn)
• chấp pháp (to enforce the law)
• chấp thuận (to approve; authorize)
• chứa chấp (to harbour)
• cố chấp (stubborn)
• miễn chấp (to pardon)
• thế chấp (to collateralize)
• tranh chấp (dispute; disagreement)