chấp pháp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執法 (to enforce the law).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chấp pháp

  1. to enforce the law; to implement the rule of law