tổng đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總督.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tổng đốc

  1. (historical) a governor-general or viceroy (of a Vietnamese province)
  2. (historical) zongdu; governor-general (of a Chinese province); viceroy