công hầu bá tử nam
noun
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ həw˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˦ tɨ˧˩ naːm˧˧]Huế [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ həw˦˩ ʔɓaː˨˩˦ tɨ˧˨ naːm˧˧]Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ həw˨˩ ʔɓaː˦˥ tɨ˨˩˦ naːm˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of công hầu bá tử nam in English
Noun
- collective the five ranks of nobility in feudal China
- collective the five ranks of peerage in feudal Europe
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公 (“duke”), 侯 (“marquis”), 伯 (“count”) and 子 (“viscount”), from Chinese 公侯伯子男. Compare Japanese 公侯伯子男 (kōkōhakushidan) and Korean 공후백자남 (gonghubaekjanam). The correspondence between the Chinese and European ranks were wholly accidental, but were institutionalized in Qing China and Meiji Japan.
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce công hầu bá tử nam?
IPA: Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ həw˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˦ tɨ˧˩ naːm˧˧]; Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ həw˨˩ ʔɓaː˦˥ tɨ˨˩˦ naːm˧˧]. Tones: công — level tone (ngang), hầu — falling tone (huyền), bá — rising tone (sắc), tử — dipping tone (hỏi), nam — level tone (ngang).