toàn quyền
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
toàn-quyền, tuyền-quyền
=== Etymology ===
Sino-Vietnamese word from 全權 (“full power”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twaːn˨˩ kwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA(key): [twaːŋ˦˩ kwiəŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ wiəŋ˨˩]
=== Noun ===
toàn quyền
(government, diplomacy) full executive power
(of a Commonwealth country or historical) a governor-general
Toàn quyền Đông Dương ― a governor-general of French Indochina
Toàn quyền Canada ― a governor-general of Canada
=== Adjective ===
toàn quyền
(government, diplomacy) plenipotentiary