thuyền trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 船長, composed of 船 (“ship”) and 長 (“head; chief”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiən˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

    Noun

    thuyền trưởng

    1. a sea captain

    See also

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