khôi nguyên

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁 (“leader”) and 元 (“first”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

khôi nguyên

  1. (historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

Synonyms[edit]

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