sắc lệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敕令.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sak̚˧˦ ləjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ len˨˩ʔ] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ len˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ ləːn˨˩˨] ~ [sak̚˦˥ ləːn˨˩˨]

Noun

sắc lệnh

  1. (historical, monarchy) an imperial decree
  2. (government) an executive order
    Tổng thống Mĩ vừa kí sắc lệnh...
    The US President has signed an executive order...