thần dân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臣民, composed of (courtiers) and (people).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thần dân

  1. (historical, of a monarch) subjects