trọng tài

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 仲裁 (arbitration), Japanese 仲裁 (chūsai).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ taːj˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ taːj˦˩] ~ [ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ taːj˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨ taːj˨˩]

    Noun

    trọng tài

    1. (sports) a referee or an umpire
    2. an arbitrator; an arbiter