lữ quán

See also: lùquán and Lùquàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旅館.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨ˦ˀ˥ kwaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨ˧˨ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˦˥]

Noun

(historical) a lodge, an inn

Usage notes

Although the term itself is never used for any kind of lodging in modern Vietnam and therefore chiefly occurs in historical fictions, it can also be used as a stand-in for Sino-Xenic cognates such as Japanese 旅館 (ryokan) in translation.

See also

nhà trọ; quán trọ

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