lộng quyền

See also: long quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弄權.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨ wiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

lộng quyền

  1. (literary) to abuse one's power; to manipulate power for personal ends