vương

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [jɨəŋ˧˧]

vương • (王, 𥿁)

1. to cling to

Sino-Vietnamese word from 王 (“king; prince”), from Middle Chinese 王. After Qin Shi Huang unified China and became the "first emperor" (in a practical sense that he founded the first Chinese empire, as well as a linguistic sense that he coined the Chinese word for "emperor", 皇帝 (huángdì)), 王 had long been demoted from "king" to "prince" (the emperor's male relative that had land) in East Asia.

vương

1. (historical) an East Asian prince who was granted land by the emperor

   phong vương ― to bestow princedom

2. (historical) Synonym of chúa
3. (usually informal) someone who has free rein

   Mày tưởng mày muốn làm vương làm tướng ở đây là được hả?

   You think you're boss around here?

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