lộng hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弄 and 行.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hɛɲ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləwŋ͡m˨˩˨ han˨˩]

Verb

lộng hành

1. (derogatory) to abuse one's power through overstepping the established lines

   Mùa màng thất bát, quan lại lộng hành, dân trăm bề khổ.

   As crops failed and the bureaucracy freed to do as they're pleased, commoners had to face countless difficulties.