lưỡng viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兩院.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ viən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˨ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

lưỡng viện

1. two legislative chambers (upper house and lower house)