chủ điền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主 (“master”) and 田 (“field”), calque of Chinese 田主 (landowner).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˧˩ ʔɗiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ʔɗiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

chủ điền

  1. (dated) a landlord; landowner (especially of farmland)
    Synonym: điền chủ
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