chấp chưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執掌 (“to wield/control”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəp̚˦˥ cɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

chấp chưởng

  1. (archaic) to rule; to govern; to control
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