quan viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官員.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [waːŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

quan viên

  1. mandarin, government official
    • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      […] một hôm y đang đốn củi cạnh núi chợt thấy một toán quan quân hộ vệ một đám quan viên đi qua […]
      […] one day he was chopping firewood near the mountains when he suddenly noticed a bunch of government soldiers escorting a group of mandarins passing by […]
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