thẩm quyền

See also: Thâm Quyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 審 (“to examine; to try”) and 權 (“right”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˩ kwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˨ kwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

thẩm quyền

  1. right to judge a matter
  2. jurisdiction; competence; authority
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