tam khôi
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 三 (“three”) and 魁 (“leaders”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- (historical, collective) the three highest winners in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)