chuyên viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專員.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

chuyên viên

  1. specialist; expert
  2. middle- or high-ranking research worker (in an administrative office or a mass organization); attaché