bá vương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸王.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaː˦˥ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

bá vương

1. (literary) despot; overlord