toàn quyền
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 全權 (“full power”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twaːn˨˩ kwiən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [twaːŋ˦˩ kwiəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ wiəŋ˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- (government, diplomacy) full executive power
- (of a Commonwealth country or historical) a governor-general
- Toàn quyền Đông Dương ― a governor-general of French Indochina
- Toàn quyền Canada ― a governor-general of Canada
Adjective
[edit]- (government, diplomacy) plenipotentiary
- đại sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền
- an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary