hoàng thượng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇上, composed of 皇 (“emperor”) and 上 (“upper”), from Chinese 皇上
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]
Pronoun
- (archaic) you, Your (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty
- (archaic) he/him, His (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty