chấp chính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執政 (to hold power).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chấp chính

  1. (archaic) to assume power; to take office; to control a regime

Derived terms