bành trướng

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 膨脹. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˦˥] === Verb === bành trướng (usually colonialism or imperialism or ironically) to expand; to carry out a policy of expansionism