quân hàm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍銜.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˧ haːm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˧˧ haːm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˧˧ haːm˨˩]

Noun

(classifier miếng) quân hàm

  1. military grade
  2. insignia
    • 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 9:
      Miếng quân hàm trên vai bắt đèn loé sáng. Thiếu tá…
      The insignia on his shoulder sparkled in the light. A major…
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