Cần Vương
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 勤王 (“to devote to the king”), from Literary Chinese 勤王, a word dated back to pre-Qin-Shi-Huang times, hence "king" rather than "emperor". Compare Japanese 勤皇 (kinnō, “devotion the the emperor”) and Japanese 勤王 (kinnō, “devotion to the king”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˨˩ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˦˩ vɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [kəŋ˨˩ jɨəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
Cần Vương
- (historical) of the movement of Emperor Hàm Nghi's loyalists against the French
- chiếu/phong trào Cần Vương ― the Cần Vương decree/movement