ứng cử viên
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 應舉 (“elect”) and 員 (“-er”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ kɨ˧˩ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ kɨ˧˨ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ kɨ˨˩˦ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ kɨ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
Synonyms
- (candidate): ứng viên
Derived terms
- đồng ứng cử viên (“running mate”)