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uy hiếp

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /wi˧˧ hiəp˧˥/ Central /wi˧˥ hiə̰p˩˧/ Southern /wi˧˧ hiəp˧˥/
threaten or intimidate
Verb
threaten or intimidate
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
threaten or intimidate Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme Core Actions & OperationTheme

To make someone feel frightened or nervous in order to get what one wants.

vi Tên cướp đã dùng dao để uy hiếp nạn nhân.

en The robber used a knife to threaten the victim.

Sense 2 Verb
pressure or dominate Core Actions & OperationTheme

To use influence or force to control a person or a specific situation.

vi Họ cố gắng dùng quyền lực để uy hiếp đối thủ cạnh tranh.

en They tried to use their power to pressure their competitors.

Parts
uy / hiếp / 威脅
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
威脅
Candidates by syllable
uy 威 hiếp 協(脅)
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.
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doạ dẫm / dằn mặt / dọa nạt / doạ …
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Use
quyền uy / uy lực / uy tín / na uy …
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