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tù trưởng

Pronunciation Northern /tṳ˨˩ ʨɨə̰ŋ˧˩˧/ Central /tu˧˧ tʂɨəŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /tu˨˩ tʂɨəŋ˨˩˦/
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chieftain
Noun
chieftain

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
chieftain Work & MoneyTheme Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme JobsTag

The leader or head of a tribe, clan, or ethnic group who holds the highest authority.

vi Vị tù trưởng già luôn nhận được sự kính trọng từ mọi thành viên trong bộ lạc.

en The old chieftain always receives respect from every member of the tribe.

Parts
tù / trưởng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 酋長 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 酋長

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
酋長
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.
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tử trường / từ trường
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Use
nữ tù trưởng / tù trưởng quốc / nhà tù / ngồi tù …
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