cẩm bào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦袍.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˧˨ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]

Noun

cẩm bào

  1. (historical) a type of brocade robe (once typical of a senior bureaucrat)