chức sắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 職色.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ sak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨk̚˦˧˥ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [t͡ɕɨk̚˦˧˥ sak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨk̚˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [cɨk̚˦˥ sak̚˦˥]

Noun

chức sắc

  1. (historical, within the feudal bureaucracy) post; office; title
  2. (within a religious organization) official

See also

  • kì mục