quốc vụ khanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 國務卿, composed of 國務 (“state affairs”) and 卿 (“official”), from Chinese 國務卿 / 国务卿 (guówùqīng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ xajŋ̟˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ kʰɛɲ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨ kʰan˧˧] ~ [wək̚˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨ kʰan˧˧]

    Noun

    quốc vụ khanh

    1. a Secretary of State

    See also

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