nghị viện

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 議院, composed of 議 (“to discuss”) and 院 (“chamber”), from Japanese 議院 (giin, “legislative chamber”). The Japanese etymon is used of the upper and lower houses of a bicameral legislature, particularly those of the Diet, while 議会 (gikai) is used for the whole legislature itself. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋi˧˨ʔ viən˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˨˩ʔ viəŋ˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˨˩˨ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ŋɪj˨˩˨ jiəŋ˨˩˨] === Noun === nghị viện (government) a legislature Synonym: nghị trường Meronyms: hạ nghị viện, nghị sĩ, thượng nghị viện ==== Usage notes ==== Not used of Vietnamese legislatures. Consider Quốc hội (“National Assembly”) and hội đồng nhân dân (“people's council”) instead.