công sứ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公使.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun[edit]
- (diplomacy) Short for công sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền (“envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary; envoy”).
- (historical) French “resident” (French: résident) in charge of the administration of a Vietnamese province during the French colonial period