How do you say “overpower” in Vietnamese?

“Overpower” in Vietnamese is chế ngự (to restrain), áp đảo (to overwhelm), chinh phục (to conquer).

Vietnamese words for “overpower”

• chế ngựListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕe˧˦ ŋɨ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cej˦˥ ŋɨ˨˩˨]chế rising ngự heavy

  to restrain; to overpower; to subdue

• áp đảoListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔaːp̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˩] · Saigon [ʔaːp̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]áp rising đảo dipping

  to overwhelm; to overpower

• chinh phụcListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɨn˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]chinh level phục heavy

  to conquer; to subjugate; to overpower

Related Vietnamese words

• lấn lướtListenverb

  to overpower; to overwhelm; to overshadow

• átListenverb

  ace

• khuất phụcListenverb

  to submit; to yield

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.