chi đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 支隊 (“detachment”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

    Noun

    chi đội

    1. the smallest body that makes up Đội and consists of a class of grade school or middle school student members
    2. (historical, military) a small detachment equivalent to a tiểu đoàn (“battalion”) or a trung đoàn (“regiment”)
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