tứ trụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四柱, composed of 四 (“four”) and 柱 (“pillar”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˦ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˦˥ ʈʊw˨˩˨]

Noun

tứ trụ

  1. the four highest-ranking court officials in imperial Vietnam and China
  2. (Vietnamese politics, informal) the four most important bureaucrats in the Communist Party and government, include: the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President of Vietnam, the Prime Minister of Vietnam, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.
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