thiền vu

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 單于. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˨˩ vu˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˦˩ vʊw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩ vʊw˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˨˩ jʊw˧˧] === Noun === thiền vu (historical) chanyu (a supreme ruler of one or more nomadic tribes of Inner Asian peoples, at some point between the 4th century BCE and the 4th century CE; most notably a ruler of the Xiongnu)