quan quân

See also: quán quân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官軍.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ kwən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ wəŋ˧˧]
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Noun

(historical) government soldiers
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  […] một hôm y đang đốn củi cạnh núi chợt thấy một toán quan quân hộ vệ một đám quan viên đi qua […]
  […] one day he was chopping firewood near the mountains when he suddenly noticed a bunch of government soldiers escorting a group of mandarins passing by […]

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