quan lại
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwaːn˧˧ la̰ːʔj˨˩/
Central
/kwaːŋ˧˥ la̰ːj˨˨/
Southern
/waːŋ˧˧ laːj˨˩˨/
Listen
official; mandarin
Noun
official; mandarin
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
official; mandarin
Occupations & Workplace
A high-ranking government official or bureaucrat, especially one serving in a traditional or historical administration.
vi Những vị quan lại thời xưa thường mặc áo dài.
en Mandarins in the past used to wear traditional robes.
Parts
quan / lại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 官吏 …
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Parts
quan / lại / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 官吏 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 官吏
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
官吏
Candidates by syllable
quan
關
lại
吏
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
quận lại / đại quan / quan / danh thần …
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Similar
quận lại / đại quan / quan / danh thần …
Use
quan trọng / quan sát / quan điểm / quan hệ …
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Use
quan trọng / quan sát / quan điểm / quan hệ …