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quyền công dân

noun
Hanoi [kwiən˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zən˧˧]Huế [kwiəŋ˦˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]Saigon [wiəŋ˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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quyền công dân means citizenship.

Meanings of quyền công dân in English

Noun

  1. citizenship

Etymology

quyền + công dân, calque from Chinese 公民權/公民权 (gōngmínquán), which would result in *công dân quyền, following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.

Frequently asked questions

What does quyền công dân mean in English?

quyền công dân (noun) means "citizenship".

How do you pronounce quyền công dân?

IPA: Hanoi [kwiən˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ zən˧˧]; Saigon [wiəŋ˨˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]. Tones: quyền — falling tone (huyền), công — level tone (ngang), dân — 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.