trương tuần

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Calque of Chinese 巡長／巡长 (tuần trưởng, “(obsolete) low-level constable”), composed of 巡 (xún, “to patrol”) and 長／长 (“leader”).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˧ twən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ twəŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨəŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩]

Noun

trương tuần

(historical) the village watchman; local patrol officer

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