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