tử tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 子爵, composed of 子 (“child; boy; man; philosopher; viscount”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a viscount; viscounty". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 子 (tử). See also công hầu bá tử nam.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tử tước

  1. a viscount (a member of the peerage above a baron but below a count or earl)
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