chấp chính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執政 (“to hold power”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥ cɨn˦˥]

Verb

chấp chính

1. (archaic) to assume power; to take office; to control a regime