xâm chiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侵佔.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ t͡ɕiəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ cim˦˥]

Verb

xâm chiếm

  1. to invade (and occupy territories); to seize