hầu tước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 侯爵, composed of 侯 (“noble; marquis”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a marquis; marquisate". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 侯 (hầu). See also công hầu bá tử nam.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩ tɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həw˦˩ tɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həw˨˩ tɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

hầu tước

1. a marquis/marquess

See also

• chư hầu (“all the nobles”)