tiếm quyền
Pronunciation
Northern
/tiəm˧˥ kwn˨˩/
Central
/tiə̰m˩˧ kwŋ˧˧/
Southern
/tiəm˧˥ wŋ˨˩/
Listen
usurp
Verb
usurp
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
usurp
To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force without having the right.
vi Ông ấy bị cáo buộc âm mưu tiếm quyền.
en He was accused of conspiring to usurp power.
Parts
tiếm / quyền / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 僭權 …
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Parts
tiếm / quyền / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 僭權 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 僭權
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
僭權
Candidates by syllable
tiếm
僭
quyền
權
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
thoán đoạt / tiếm đoạt / chấp chiếm / cướp đoạt …
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Similar
thoán đoạt / tiếm đoạt / chấp chiếm / cướp đoạt …
Use
quyền lợi / quyền lực / chính quyền / pháp quyền
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Use
quyền lợi / quyền lực / chính quyền / pháp quyền