quân phiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍閥 (warlord).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˧ fiət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˧˧ fiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˧˧ fiək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    quân phiệt

    1. A person who exercise power over a region by military power; a warlord.

    Adjective

    quân phiệt

    1. Warlordism