đại tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 大將, composed of (grand) and (general). Compare Korean 대장 (daejang, four-star general) and Japanese 大将 (taishō, three-star general).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˦˥]

    Noun

    đại tướng

    1. (military, of an army or ground force) a general

    Usage notes

    • In the Vietnam People's Army, there is only one đại tướng with a four-star insignia, making him the de facto "general of the army". Other "generals" are only three-star, and entitled thượng tướng (colonel general) instead.