tù binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 囚兵.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˨˩ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˦˩ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˨˩ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

binh • (囚兵)

  1. prisoner; POW