Vietnamese

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 lãnh sự quán on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 領事館, composed of 領事 (consul) and (building).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ sɨ˧˨ʔ kwaːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ kwaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [lɛɲ˧˨ sɨ˨˩ʔ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨ waːŋ˦˥] ~ [lan˨˩˦ sɨ˨˩˨ waːŋ˦˥]

Noun

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lãnh sự quán

  1. a consulate (an office of a government, comparable to an embassy)

See also

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