phẩm trật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 品 (“grade; level; rank”) and 秩 (“order”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fəm˧˩ t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fəm˧˨ ʈək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fəm˨˩˦ ʈək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

phẩm trật

1. (Catholicism) Catholic Church's hierarchy
2. (historical) imperial official ranking