lữ quán

See also: lùquán, and Lùquàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旅館.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨ˦ˀ˥ kwaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨ˧˨ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˦˥]

Noun

lữ quán

1. (historical) a lodge, an inn

Usage notes

• Although the term itself is never used for any kind of lodging in modern Vietnam and therefore chiefly occurs in historical fiction, it can also be used as a stand-in for Sino-Xenic cognates such as Japanese 旅館 (ryokan) in translation.

See also

• nhà trọ; quán trọ