thứ trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 次長, composed of (secondary) and (chief), from Chinese 次長 / 次长 (cìzhǎng, deputy minister in the government). Compare Japanese 次長 (deputy director in any organization).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    thứ trưởng

    1. (government) a deputy minister or deputy secretary
      Coordinate term: bộ trưởng