thẩm quyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (to examine; to try) and (right).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˩ kwiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˨ kwiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    thẩm quyền

    1. right to judge a matter
    2. jurisdiction; competence; authority