nguyên lão

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 元老.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ laːw˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ laːw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ laːw˨˩˦]

    Noun

    nguyên lão

    1. (now uncommon) veteran statesman
    2. (Roman history) senator
      viện nguyên lão ― the Senate
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