công sứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公使.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

công sứ

1. (diplomacy) Short for công sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền (“envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary; envoy”).
2. (historical) French “resident” (French: résident) in charge of the administration of a Vietnamese province during the French colonial period