công sứ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 公使.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ sɨ˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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công sứ

  1. (diplomacy) Short for công sứ đặc mệnh toàn quyền (envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary; envoy).
  2. (historical) Frenchresident” (French: résident) in charge of the administration of a Vietnamese province during the French colonial period