thổ quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 土官.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    thổ quan

    1. (archaic) chieftain who ruled a certain ethnic minority
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