quân
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍 (“army”).
Noun edit
quân
Derived terms edit
Classifier edit
quân
- Used for playing cards and pieces in certain board games
- quân bồi ― a jack
- quân mã ― a horse
- (slightly literary) Used for villains, thugs, gangsters and the like
- quân côn đồ ― a thug
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 君 (“lord”).