ứng viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of ứng cử (“to be a candidate”) +‎ viên (“official”).

Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 應員.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

ứng viên

  1. candidate (typically for a job)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • đồng ứng viên (“running mate”)
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