phát ngôn viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 發言 (to speak out) and (person), analyzable as phát ngôn +‎ -viên.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧ viən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [faːk̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    phát ngôn viên

    1. spokesperson
      nữ phát ngôn viên
      spokeswoman