khoa bảng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 科榜.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [xwaː˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦]
Noun
khoa bảng
- (historical) Confucian court examination system
- (historical) laureate in such examinations