quốc vụ khanh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 國務卿, composed of 國務 (state affairs) and (official), from Chinese 國務卿国务卿 (guówùqīng).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ xajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ kʰɛɲ˧˧] ~ [kuək̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ xɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨ kʰan˧˧] ~ [wək̚˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨ xan˧˧]

Noun

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quốc vụ khanh

  1. a Secretary of State

See also

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