giải ngũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to release) and (a squad of five soldiers).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˩ ŋu˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˨ ŋʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩˦ ŋʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

giải ngũ

  1. (military) to be demobilized; to be discharged; to be decommissioned