cán bộ

See also: cánbó

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹部, from Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, cadre).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

    Noun

    cán bộ

    1. government employee, cadre
      cán bộ coi thiexam invigilator

    Pronoun

    cán bộ

    1. you, a government employee