thống lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam) thống lãnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 統領.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

Verb

thống lĩnh

1. (military) to be commander-in-chief of; to be first-in-command of
2. (figurative) to dominate

   Synonym: chiếm lĩnh

   chiếm/thống lĩnh thị trường ― to dominate a market

Noun

thống lĩnh

1. (history, military) a commander-in-chief, such as a marshal or a general