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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) 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

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