đầu quân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 投軍.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kwən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ kwəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ wəŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    đầu quân

    1. (archaic) to join the army; to enlist
    2. to join (a unit, an organisation, etc.)