cai trị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from and (to administer).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ ʈɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˧ ʈɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

cai trị

  1. to rule; to govern; to administer