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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 員外.
Pronunciation
Noun
viên ngoại
- (historical) ancient official title
- (historical) hollow (i.e. honorific, ceremonial) title granted to wealthy notables
- (historical) notable
1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều), published 1866, lines 11–12:固茹員外户王
家資擬拱常常堛中- There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.