tướng lĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 將領, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

    Noun

    (classifier vị) tướng lĩnh

    1. (military) high-ranking military officer; commander-in-chief; high-ranking commander