How do you say “besiege” in Vietnamese?

“Besiege” in Vietnamese is bao vây (to surround), vây hãm (to besiege).

Vietnamese words for “besiege”

• bao vâyListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaːw˧˧ vəj˧˧]bao level vây level

  to surround; to besiege

• vây hãmListenverb
  Hanoi [vəj˧˧ haːm˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vəj˧˧ haːm˨˩˦]vây level hãm creaky rising

  to besiege; to beset; to surround

  • Không phái đoàn nào đã được phép đến vùng bị vây hãm.No delegation was allowed to visit the besieged region.

Related Vietnamese words

• bủa vâyListenverb

  to besiege; to be surrounded by

• hãmListenverb

  to besiege

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.