chánh án

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正 and 案.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ ʔaːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [can˦˥ ʔaːŋ˦˥]

Noun

chánh án

  1. a chief justice
  2. a leader of a tribunal (superior to the traditional court system)
  3. (archaic) a judge
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