lộng quyền

See also: long quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弄權.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨ wiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

lộng quyền

1. (literary) to abuse one's power; to manipulate power for personal ends