chiếm dụng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 佔用 (“to utilize”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˦ zʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˦˥ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

chiếm dụng

1. to misappropriate; to embezzle; to take (wrongfully)
2. to appropriate; to utilize; to take and use

   Chiếm dụng văn hóa ― Cultural Appropriation; to appropriate culture

Related terms

• chiếm lĩnh (“to capture”)
• lợi dụng (“to exploit”)