Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

quan viên

[kwaːn˧˧ viən˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) mandarin, government official

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quan chức chính phủ

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

[…] một hôm y đang đốn củi cạnh núi chợt thấy một toán quan quân hộ vệ một đám quan viên đi qua[…][…] one day he was chopping firewood near the mountains when he suddenly noticed a bunch of government soldiers escorting a group of mandarins passing by […]

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Kings & rulers

Common questions

What does “quan viên” mean?

(noun) mandarin, government official

Is “quan viên” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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