lưỡng viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兩院.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ viən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˨ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

lưỡng viện

  1. two legislative chambers (upper house and lower house)