hầu tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侯爵, composed of 侯 (“noble; marquis”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a marquis; marquisate". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 侯 (hầu). See also công hầu bá tử nam.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ tɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həw˦˩ tɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ tɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

hầu tước

  1. a marquis/marquess

See also

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