đắc cử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of đắc thắng (“to be victorious”) +‎ bầu cử (“election”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ kɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ kɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ kɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

đắc cử • (得舉)

  1. to win an election, to be elected

Synonyms

  • (to win an election): thắng cử

Hypernyms

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