chúa thượng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 主上 (SV: chủ thượng).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]
Pronoun
- (historical, honorific) Your Highness; Your Excellency (addressing a royalty who can be referred to as chúa, not the reigning monarch)