khôi nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁 (“leader”) and 元 (“first”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    khôi nguyên

    1. (historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

    Synonyms

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