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chế ngự

Pronunciation Northern /ʨe˧˥ ŋɨ̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /ʨḛ˩˧ ŋɨ̰˨˨/ Southern /ʨe˧˥ ŋɨ˨˩˨/
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overpower
Verb
overpower

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
overpower Core Actions & OperationTheme

To keep something under control or to defeat someone by using force or superior power.

vi Anh ấy cố gắng chế ngự cảm xúc của mình.

en He tries to keep his emotions under control.

Parts
chế / ngự / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 制御 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 制御

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
制御
Candidates by syllable
chế 制 ngự 御
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
đầu hàng / khuất phục / buông xuôi / chuối ngự …
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Use
chế độ / kiềm chế / chế tác / chế nhạo …
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