bảng nhãn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bảng nhỡn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 榜眼, Middle Chinese 榜眼

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˩ ɲaːn˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ ɲaːŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ ɲaːŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

bảng nhãn

  1. (history) a person who achieves the second highest score in the imperial exam

See also