bộ đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 部隊 (“troop”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier người) bộ đội

    1. a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
      đi bộ đội
      to enlist in the (Vietnamese) army

    See also

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