bổ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 補子.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˩ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˧˨ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

bổ tử

1. (historical) mandarin square (a large embroidered badge, with animal or bird insignia, sewn onto the surcoat of certain officials in Imperial China, Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Kingdom)