quyển thượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From quyển (“book; notebook”) +‎ thượng (“above”). Compare Japanese 上 (jō, thượng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwiən˧˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwiəŋ˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

quyển thượng

(dated) the first book (of a two- or three-book series)

See also

quyển trung (“the middle book”)
quyển hạ (“the last book”)

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