xâm nhập

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侵入.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səm˧˧ ɲəp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

xâm nhập

  1. to enter (and cause damage); to infiltrate; to invade

Derived terms