phú hộ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 富戸.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˦ ho˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˦ how˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˥ how˨˩˨]

Noun

(historical) a wealthy person, especially a landlord who also holds position of power over a localty in pre-modern Vietnam

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