xâm phạm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侵犯 (to infringe).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

xâm phạm

  1. to intrude; to infringe; to violate
    xâm phạm chủ quyền
    to intrude the sovereignty [of a nation]