chiếm lĩnh

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Southern Vietnam) chiếm lãnh === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 佔領 (“to occupy”), with the Northern reading of the second character. Currently the widespread form. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦] === Verb === chiếm lĩnh to capture; to occupy; to hold to dominate; to control ==== Related terms ==== chiếm giữ (“to appropriate”) chiếm hữu (“to possess”)