trạng nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狀元.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˨ʔ ŋwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩ʔ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩˨ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

trạng nguyên

  1. (history) a zhuangyuan (person who achieves the highest score in the imperial exam)
    Synonym: trạng

See also