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tịch thu

Pronunciation Northern /tḭ̈ʔk˨˩ tʰu˧˧/ Central /tḭ̈t˨˨ tʰu˧˥/ Southern /tɨt˨˩˨ tʰu˧˧/
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to confiscate
Verb
to confiscate

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to confiscate Politics & InstitutionsTheme

To officially take someone's property away as a legal penalty or for public use.

vi Cảnh sát đã tịch thu các món hàng không rõ nguồn gốc như một hình phạt.

en The police confiscated the goods of unknown origin as a penalty.

Parts
tịch / thu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 籍收 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 籍收

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
籍收
Candidates by syllable
tịch 寂(夕 / 汐) thu 秋
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
forfeit
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Use
chủ tịch / quốc tịch / thư tịch / nhập tịch …
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