chinh phạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 征伐 (“to wage a punitive expedition”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˧˧ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chinh phạt

(literary) to send a punitive military expedition; to send suppressive forces
(figurative) to conquer; to subjugate; to dominate
Cuộc chinh phạt Shikoku ― The Shikoku Invasion; the event to conquer Shikoku

Những cuộc chinh phạt của Alexandros Đại Đế ― The Conquests of Alexander the Great

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