quyền thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 權勢, composed of 權 and 勢.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwiən˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwiəŋ˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩ tʰej˦˥]

Noun

quyền thế

1. authority and power; ascendancy