đề đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 提督.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗe˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˦˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗej˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

    Noun

    đề đốc

    1. (military, navy) rear admiral, alternative name of chuẩn đô đốc
    2. (archaic, military) provincial military commander, an official military title in ancient China and Vietnam