khôi nguyên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁 (“leader”) and 元 (“first”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xoj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
khôi nguyên
- (historical) a first place winner in the imperial exam (or Confucian court exam)
Synonyms
- khôi giáp