lữ quán

See also: lùquán and Lùquàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 旅館.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨ˦ˀ˥ kwaːn˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨ˧˨ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˦˥]

    Noun

    lữ quán

    1. (historical) a lodge, an inn

    Usage notes

    • Although the term itself is never used for any kind of lodging in modern Vietnam and therefore chiefly occurs in historical fiction, it can also be used as a stand-in for Sino-Xenic cognates such as Japanese 旅館 (ryokan) in translation.

    See also