chinh phục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 征服.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chinh phục

  1. to conquer; to subjugate; to overpower
    Mông Cổ chinh phục Tây Hạ ― The Mongols conquer Western Xia
    Cuộc chinh phục Hispania của La Mã ― The Roman Conquest of Hispania; the event to conquer Hispania of the Romans
  2. (figurative) to win; to gain; to win over
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