quan liêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官僚.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]

Noun

quan liêu

  1. bureaucracy

Synonyms

  • tệ quan liêu

Adjective

quan liêu

  1. bureaucratic
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