quan liêu

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官僚.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]

Noun edit

bureaucracy

Synonyms edit

tệ quan liêu

Adjective edit

bureaucratic

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