thủ hiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首 and 憲.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ hiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ hiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ hiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

thủ hiến

1. (politics) premier (of a state in Australia or Canada); chief minister (of a state in Myanmar); first minister (in the UK)