chúa tể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 主宰 (“dominator; ruler”, SV: chủ tể).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ te˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ tej˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ tej˨˩˦]

Noun

chúa tể

  1. (chiefly fiction) a lord or an overlord
    Chúa tể của những chiếc nhẫn ― The Lord of the Rings

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