quận chúa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 郡主 (SV: quận chủ).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    quận chúa

    1. princess, sister or niece of a monarch (king, emperor)
    2. princess, adoptive daughter of a prince who is a brother of the current monarch