tam khôi
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 三 (“three”) and 魁 (“leaders”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːm˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [taːm˧˧ xoj˧˧]
Noun
edit- (historical, collective) the three highest winners in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)