"viên ngoại" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [viən˧˧ ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [viəŋ˧˧ ŋwaːj˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [viəŋ˧˧ ŋwaːj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon), [jiəŋ˧˧ ŋwaːj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 員外. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|員外}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|員外}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 員外 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} viên ngoại, {{vi-noun}} viên ngoại
  1. (historical) minor official position in ancient royal ministries Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-viên_ngoại-vi-noun-y9kCw8Ak Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 27 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 33 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 40 28 32
  2. (historical) honorific title granted to wealthy notables Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-viên_ngoại-vi-noun-TJRudif8
  3. (historical) a wealthy person without any official positions Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-viên_ngoại-vi-noun-HCZN--IQ Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 8 27 66
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