tiếm vị
Pronunciation
Northern
/tiəm˧˥ vḭʔ˨˩/
Central
/tiə̰m˩˧ jḭ˨˨/
Southern
/tiəm˧˥ ji˨˩˨/
usurp the throne
Verb
usurp the throne
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
usurp the throne
The act of taking a throne or a position of power illegally from someone else.
vi Vị tướng đã tìm cách tiếm vị của nhà vua.
en The general tried to usurp the throne from the king.
Parts
tiếm / vị / 僭位
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Parts
tiếm / vị / 僭位
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
僭位
Candidates by syllable
tiếm
僭
vị
位
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
tiếm quyền / tiếm đoạt / tiếm / tiếm ngôi
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Similar
tiếm quyền / tiếm đoạt / tiếm / tiếm ngôi
Use
đơn vị / thú vị / thoát vị / vị thế
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Use
đơn vị / thú vị / thoát vị / vị thế