bá chủ

See also: bachu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸主.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chủ

  1. suzerain; overlord; dominator