lãnh đạo

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam, dated) lĩnh đạo

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 領導.

    Currently the widespread form. This form has Southern reading lãnh for the first character.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˦ˀ˥ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˧˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier vị, người, nhà) lãnh đạo

    1. leader