bá tước

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 伯爵, composed of 伯 (“duke”) and 爵 (“nobility rank”), literally "the rank of a count; county". Mainly refers to the European rank. The Chinese rank did not include the suffix 爵 (tước), thus simply 伯 (bá). See also công hầu bá tử nam. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ tɨək̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ tɨək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ tɨək̚˦˥] === Noun === bá tước a count (ruler of a county) an earl (a British or Irish nobleman)