thượng tướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 上將, composed of 上 (“upper”) and 將 (“general”). Compare Mandarin 上將 / 上将 (shàngjiàng, “three-star general”) and North Korean 상장 (sangjang, “three-star colonel general”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˦˥]

    Noun

    thượng tướng

    1. (military, of an army or ground force) a colonel general

    Usage notes

    • Regarding the Vietnam People's Army, there is only one đại tướng, with a four-star insignia, making him the de facto "general of the army". Other "generals" are only three-star, and entitled thượng tướng (“colonel general”) instead.

    See also

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