bá vương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸王.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaː˦˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

vương

  1. (literary) despot; overlord