quân

See also: quan, quán, quàn, quấn, quần, quǎn, quān, and quận

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍 (“army”).

Noun

quân

troops, army

Derived terms

Classifier

quân

Used for playing cards and pieces in certain board games
quân bồi ― a jack

quân mã ― a horse
(slightly literary) Used for villains, thugs, gangsters and the like
quân côn đồ ― a thug

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 君 (“lord”).

Derived terms

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