"chánh" meaning in Vietnamese

See chánh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥] [Huế], [can˦˥] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 正 or 政. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|正}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|正}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 正 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} chánh, {{vi-adj}} chánh
  1. (South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of chính (“legitimate; just”) Tags: Central, South, Southern, Vietnam, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chính (extra: legitimate; just)
    Sense id: en-chánh-vi-adj-T2qUGXSB Categories (other): South Central Vietnamese, Southern Vietnamese, Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 43 0 12 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥] [Huế], [can˦˥] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 正. Doublet of chính. Compare Japanese 正 (shō-, “senior ranking for 位”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|正}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|正}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 正, {{doublet|vi|chính}} Doublet of chính, {{cog|ja|正||senior ranking for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">位</i>|tr=shō-}} Japanese 正 (shō-, “senior ranking for 位”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} chánh, {{vi-noun}} chánh
  1. (colloquial) head; chief Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-chánh-vi-noun-sCAxwYjG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥] [Huế], [can˦˥] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 正. Doublet of chính. Compare Japanese 正 (shō-, “senior ranking for 位”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|正}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|正}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 正, {{doublet|vi|chính}} Doublet of chính, {{cog|ja|正||senior ranking for <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">位</i>|tr=shō-}} Japanese 正 (shō-, “senior ranking for 位”) Head templates: {{head|vi|prefix|head=}} chánh, {{vi-prefix}} chánh
  1. chief; head Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-chánh-vi-prefix-vUaEFAEY Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 43 0 12 46
  2. (history) "senior" ranking for phẩm (“courtier rank”), e.g. chánh nhất phẩm (“senior rank 1”), tòng nhất phẩm (“junior rank 1”), chánh nhị phẩm (“senior rank 2”), tòng nhị phẩm (“junior rank 2”), etc. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-chánh-vi-prefix-KuobsiTo Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 0 7 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 0 7 76 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 43 0 12 46 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 20 19 20 41 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of chính (“legitimate; just”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chính",
          "chính#Vietnamese"
        ],
        [
          "legitimate",
          "legitimate#English"
        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of chính (“legitimate; just”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Central",
        "South",
        "Southern",
        "Vietnam",
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[can˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chánh"
}

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