chi đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (branch) and (team).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɪj˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

chi đoàn

  1. the smallest body that makes up Đoàn; itself is made up of a class of high school student members; its captain is called chi đoàn trưởng and that's not necessarily the same student as the class president

See also