trạng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狀.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

trạng

(archaic, historical) Short for trạng nguyên (“zhuangyuan, highest scorer in the imperial examinations”).
(colloquial) master; expert
trạng rượu ― great drinker

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