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cơ quan chức năng

noun
Hanoi [kəː˧˧ kwaːn˧˧ t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ naŋ˧˧]Huế [kəː˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨk̚˦˧˥ naŋ˧˧]Saigon [kəː˧˧ waːŋ˧˧ cɨk̚˦˥ naŋ˧˧] browser voice
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cơ quan chức năng means appropriate authorities; relevant authorities.

Meanings of cơ quan chức năng in English

Noun

  1. appropriate authorities; relevant authorities

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cơ quan chức năng could be written as 機關職能. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

cơ quan + chức năng; compare Chinese 職能機關 /职能机关 (chức năng cơ quan), Chinese 職能部門 /职能部门 (chức năng bộ môn).

Frequently asked questions

What does cơ quan chức năng mean in English?

cơ quan chức năng (noun) means "appropriate authorities; relevant authorities".

How do you pronounce cơ quan chức năng?

IPA: Hanoi [kəː˧˧ kwaːn˧˧ t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ naŋ˧˧]; Saigon [kəː˧˧ waːŋ˧˧ cɨk̚˦˥ naŋ˧˧]. Tones: cơ — level tone (ngang), quan — level tone (ngang), chức — rising tone (sắc), năng — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.