khôi nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁 (“leader”) and 元 (“first”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

khôi nguyên

  1. (historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)

Synonyms
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