ấu chủ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • ấu chúa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幼主, composed of (young) and (emperor).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ấu chủ

  1. (historical, rare) a young monarch