huyện lệnh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 縣令, composed of 縣 and 令.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwiən˧˨ʔ ləjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwiəŋ˨˩ʔ len˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˨˩˨ ləːn˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (historical) head of a county or district; a county magistrate or chief