lộng hành
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弄 and 行.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hajŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hɛɲ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨ han˨˩]
Verb[edit]
- (derogatory) to abuse one's power through overstepping the established lines
- Mùa màng thất bát, quan lại lộng hành, dân trăm bề khổ.
- As crops failed and the bureaucracy freed to do as they're pleased, commoners had to face countless difficulties.