tiết độ sứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 節度使.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiət̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [tiək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [tiək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

tiết độ sứ

1. (historical) jiedushi (regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period)