Obsolete Pronouns
Some pronouns are no longer commonly used, such as the royal we trẫm. Many of them are no longer applicable because they refer to royalties, and Vietnam is no longer a monarchy. Some archaic pronouns include:
- trẫm - used by the monarch to refer to him or herself
- khanh - used by the monarch to address a favored subject
- bệ hạ - used by subjects when addressing the monarch
- thị - she
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