thống lĩnh

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (Southern Vietnam) thống lãnh === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 統領. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦] === Verb === thống lĩnh (military) to be commander-in-chief of; to be first-in-command of (figurative) to dominate Synonym: chiếm lĩnh chiếm/thống lĩnh thị trường ― to dominate a market === Noun === thống lĩnh (history, military) a commander-in-chief, such as a marshal or a general