huyện lệnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 縣令, composed of 縣 and 令.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiən˧˨ʔ ləjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiəŋ˨˩ʔ len˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩˨ ləːn˨˩˨]

Noun

huyện lệnh

1. (historical) head of a county or district; a county magistrate or chief