thiên thặng chi quốc

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 道千乘之國.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɪj˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˨˩˨ cɪj˧˧ wək̚˦˥]

Idiom

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thiên thặng chi quốc

  1. To lead a state capable of sending a thousand chariots to war.
  2. To lead a powerful country.