quan liêu

adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]Huế [kwaːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]Saigon [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

quanlevelngang liêulevelngang

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quan liêu means bureaucratic.

Chinese characters: 官僚

Meanings of quan liêu in English

Adjective

bureaucratic

Noun

bureaucracy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官僚.

Frequently asked questions

What does quan liêu mean in English?

quan liêu (adjective) means "bureaucratic".

How do you pronounce quan liêu?

IPA: Hanoi [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]; Saigon [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]. Tones: quan — level tone (ngang), liêu — level tone (ngang).

Is quan liêu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quan liêu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 官僚.

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.