hoạn quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宦官.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ kwaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ kwaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ waːŋ˧˧]

Noun

hoạn quan

  1. (historical) eunuch
    Synonym: quan hoạn
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