điền chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 田主, composed of 田 (“field”) and 主 (“master”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

điền chủ

  1. (dated) a landlord; landowner (especially of farmland)
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