thần dân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臣民, composed of 臣 (“courtiers”) and 民 (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ zən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ jəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thần dân

1. (historical, of a monarch) subjects