đô hộ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 都護 (“Han-Tang Dynasty Governor of a protectorate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗo˧˧ ho˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˧˧ how˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˧˧ how˨˩˨]

Verb

đô hộ

  1. to dominate; to control; to rule
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