hồng y

Vietnamese

Etymology

From hồng y chủ giáo, Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅衣主教 (“red-clothed bishop”), from 紅衣／红衣 (hóngyī) + 主教 (zhǔjiào).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɪj˧˧]

Noun

hồng y • (紅衣)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) cardinal (official of the Catholic Church)

Synonyms

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