quan liêu

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官僚.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]

Noun

bureaucracy

Synonyms

tệ quan liêu

Adjective

bureaucratic

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