cẩm bào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦袍.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˨ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəm˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˨˩]

Noun

cẩm bào

1. (historical) a type of brocade robe (once typical of a senior bureaucrat)