chúa tể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 主宰 (“dominator; ruler”, SV: chủ tể).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ te˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ tej˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˦˥ tej˨˩˦]

Noun

chúa tể

(chiefly fiction) a lord or an overlord
Chúa tể của những chiếc nhẫn ― The Lord of the Rings

See also

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