"quan" meaning in Vietnamese

See quan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kwaːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwaːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [waːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 官. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|官}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|官}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 官 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} quan, {{vi-noun}} quan
  1. (historical) mandarin Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-quan-vi-noun-HmcDe8Xp Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 3 3 0 11 10 10 10 10 3 3 3 3 3 20 2 7 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 86 4 10
  2. (informal) official Tags: informal Synonyms: quan chức
    Sense id: en-quan-vi-noun-aJYZGhT2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bá quan, ô ăn quan, quan chức, quan khách, quan lại, quan liêu, quan lộ, Quan thoại, quan viên, sĩ quan
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kwaːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kwaːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [waːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 貫 (“string”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|貫}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|貫|string}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 貫 (“string”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} quan, {{vi-noun}} quan
  1. (historical) string of six hundred coins. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-quan-vi-noun-a9LZsmYR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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