hoàng thượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇上, composed of 皇 (“emperor”) and 上 (“upper”), from Chinese 皇上 (huángshang)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Pronoun

hoàng thượng

(archaic) you, Your (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty
(archaic) he/him, His (Chinese or Vietnamese) Majesty

Synonyms

bệ hạ

See also

Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

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