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