quan liêu

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官僚.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ liəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ liw˧˧]

Noun[edit]

bureaucracy

Synonyms[edit]

tệ quan liêu

Adjective[edit]

bureaucratic

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