ba quân

See also: bá quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 三軍／三军 (tam quân, “three armies”), referring to battle formations in ancient China that consisted of three battalions (left, center and right).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ wəŋ˧˧]

Noun

ba quân • (𠀧軍)

the entire or all of the military forces

References

Tầm nguyên từ điển, 1941, Lê Văn Hòe
"ba quân" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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