bộ đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 部隊 (“troop”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier người) bộ đội

  1. a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
    đi bộ đội
    to enlist in the (Vietnamese) army

See also

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