lữ quán

See also: lùquán and Lùquàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 旅館.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨ˦ˀ˥ kwaːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨ˧˨ kwaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˦˥]

Noun

lữ quán

  1. (historical) a lodge, an inn

Usage notes

  • Although the term itself is never used for any kind of lodging in modern Vietnam and therefore chiefly occurs in historical fiction, it can also be used as a stand-in for Sino-Xenic cognates such as Japanese 旅館 (ryokan) in translation.

See also

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