Táo quân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 灶君, composed of 灶 (“stove”) and 君 (“lord”), from Chinese 灶君 (zàojūn).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˦ kwən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˨˩˦ kwəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːw˦˥ wəŋ˧˧]

Noun

Táo quân

  1. a Kitchen God
    Synonyms: Táo, ông Táo
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