sở trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 所長, composed of 所 (“department; institute; agency”) and 長 (“chief”), from Chinese 所長 / 所长. Doublet of sở trường.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˨] ~ [səː˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [səː˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    sở trưởng

    1. the head of a 所 (suǒ, “department; institute”) in China

    Usage notes

    While the head of a bộ (“ministry”) in Vietnam is called a bộ trưởng (“minister”), the head of a sở (“department”) is not a *sở trưởng, but a giám đốc (“director”).

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