chuyên viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 專員.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ viən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    chuyên viên

    1. specialist; expert
    2. middle- or high-ranking research worker (in an administrative office or a mass organization); attaché