thiên hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天皇, composed of 天 (“sky”) and 皇 (“emperor”), from Japanese 天皇 (tennō).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

thiên hoàng

an Emperor of Japan
Synonym: Nhật hoàng

Thiên hoàng Minh Trị
Emperor Meiji

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