đầu quân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投軍.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kwən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ kwəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ wəŋ˧˧]

Verb

đầu quân

  1. (archaic) to join the army; to enlist
  2. to join (a unit, an organisation, etc.)