tổng đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總督.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

tổng đốc

1. (historical) a governor-general or viceroy (of a Vietnamese province)
2. (historical) zongdu; governor-general (of a Chinese province); viceroy