trạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狀.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

trạng

1. (archaic, historical) Short for trạng nguyên (“zhuangyuan, highest scorer in the imperial examinations”).
2. (colloquial) master; expert

   trạng rượu ― great drinker