quan liêu
Pronunciation
Northern
/kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧/
Central
/kwaːŋ˧˥ liəw˧˥/
Southern
/waːŋ˧˧ liəw˧˧/
bureaucracy
2 senses
2 Components
Noun
bureaucracy
Adjective
bureaucratic
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
bureaucracy
Properties & States
A system of management that involves many complex administrative procedures.
vi Hệ thống quan liêu này đã gây ra nhiều khó khăn cho các doanh nghiệp.
en This bureaucracy has caused many difficulties for businesses.
Adjective
Sense 2
Adjective
bureaucratic
Relating to administrative regulations that are complicated and inefficient.
vi Chúng ta cần sớm cắt giảm các thủ tục quan liêu rườm rà.
en We need to reduce complicated and bureaucratic procedures soon.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
官僚
Candidates by syllable
quan
關
liêu
僚（鐐）
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.