cẩm bào

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦袍.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˧˨ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]

    Noun

    cẩm bào

    1. (historical) a type of brocade robe (once typical of a senior bureaucrat)