chiếm giữ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]chiếm (“to seize”) + giữ (“to keep”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˦ zɨ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥ jɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˦˥ jɨ˨˩˦]
Verb
[edit]- to appropriate; to withhold; to seize (wrongfully)
Related terms
[edit]- chiếm đoạt (“to appropriate”)
- chiếm cứ (“to occupy”)