chấp pháp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 執法 (“to enforce the law”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˧˦ faːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəp̚˦˧˥ faːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəp̚˦˥ faːp̚˦˥]

Verb

chấp pháp

1. to enforce the law; to implement the rule of law