quan to

Vietnamese

Etymology

quan +‎ to.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ tɔ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɔ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ tɔ˧˧]

Noun

quan to

1. a bigwig in an organization; a big shot; a higher-up