soái

See also: soai, soài, and sōai

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    soái

    1. (military, in general) marshal, commander

    (classifier con, quân) soái

    1. (xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 帥 / 帅 (shuài, red) and 將 / 将 (tướng, black)

    Derived terms

    See also

    Xiangqi pieces in Vietnamese quân cờ tướng (layout · text)
    tướng, soái sĩ tượng, tịnh mã xe, xa pháo tốt, chốt
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