quân vương

[kwən˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

(noun) prince (great person)

Noun

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

Examples

1532 (published), Niccolò Machiavelli, Quân Vuơng (The Prince); 1909 English translation by Luigi Ricci; 2005 Vietnamese translation by Vũ Mạnh Hồng & Nguyễn Hiền Chi Những điều duy nhất mà bậc quân vương phải làm và phải lo nghĩ là chiến tranh, các thiết chế và các quy tắc của chiến tranh, bởi đó lA Prince should therefore have no other aim or thought, nor take up any other thing for his study, but war and its order and discipline, for that is the only art that is necessary to one who commands, and it is of such virtue that it not only maintains those who are born princes, but often enables m

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

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Common questions

What does “quân vương” mean?

(noun) prince (great person)

Is “quân vương” formal or informal?

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