phục viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 復員, composed of (to return) and (personnel), from Japanese 復員 (fukuin)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

    Verb

    phục viên

    1. (military) to demobilize
      Antonym: động viên