quân
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˧˧]
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Etymology 1
editSino-Vietnamese word from 軍 (“army”).
Noun
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Derived terms
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- Used for playing cards and pieces in certain board games
- quân bồi ― a jack
- quân mã ― a horse
- (slightly literary) Used for villains, thugs, gangsters and the like
- quân côn đồ ― a thug
Etymology 2
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- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 君