chúa thượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 主上 (SV: chủ thượng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]

    Pronoun

    chúa thượng

    1. (historical, honorific) Your Highness; Your Excellency (addressing a royalty who can be referred to as chúa, not the reigning monarch)

    Noun

    chúa thượng

    1. (historical, honorific) Your Lord, the Most High