thổ hào

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 土豪.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰo˧˩ haːw˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰow˧˨ haːw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ haːw˨˩]

    Noun

    thổ hào

    1. (literary) local tyrant; rural tycoon