tổng lãnh sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總領事, composed of 總 (“general”) and 領事 (“consul”), Japanese 総領事 (sōryōji)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ lɛɲ˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [təwŋ͡m˧˨ lɛɲ˧˨ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lan˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ lan˨˩˦ sɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

tổng lãnh sự

1. a consul-general

See also

• tổng lãnh sự quán