Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 大尉.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔwi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]
Noun
đại uý
- (military, army) captain
- (military, navy, coast guard) lieutenant