uy hiếp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 威脅.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwi˧˧ hiəp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɪj˧˧ hiəp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wɪj˧˧ hip̚˦˥]

Verb

uy hiếp

  1. to threaten; to intimidate
  2. to put pressure on; to dominate
    Trong suốt hiệp hai, đội bóng đã không thể uy hiếp phần sân đối phương.
    The team could not put pressure on their opponent during the second half.
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