cưỡng bức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 強逼, composed of 強 and 逼.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓɨk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˨ ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

cưỡng bức

to force; to compel
(euphemistic) to sexually assault

See also

cưỡng hiếp, hiếp dâm (“to rape”)

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