tổng đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 總督.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

    Noun

    tổng đốc

    1. (historical) a governor-general or viceroy (of a Vietnamese province)
    2. (historical) zongdu; governor-general (of a Chinese province); viceroy