cầm quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 擒 and 權.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

cầm quyền

  1. to hold power; to be in power; to be in office
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