quốc vụ khanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 國務卿, composed of 國務 (“state affairs”) and 卿 (“official”), from Chinese 國務卿 / 国务卿 (guówùqīng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˧˦ vu˧˨ʔ xajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ kʰɛɲ˧˧] ~ [kuək̚˦˧˥ vʊw˨˩ʔ xɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wək̚˦˥ vʊw˨˩˨ kʰan˧˧] ~ [wək̚˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨ xan˧˧]

Noun

quốc vụ khanh

1. a Secretary of State

See also

• bộ trưởng