nguyên soái

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 元帥 (SV: nguyên suý), Japanese 元帥 (gensui), Middle Chinese 元帥 (ngjwon srwijH, “commander-in-chief”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ swaːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ swaːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

    Noun

    nguyên soái

    1. (military) a marshal
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