thẩm quyền

See also: Thâm Quyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 審 (“to examine; to try”) and 權 (“right”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˩ kwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˨ kwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ wiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

thẩm quyền

1. right to judge a matter
2. jurisdiction; competence; authority