tổng bí thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總祕書, tổng- (“arch-; grand; main”) +‎ bí thư (“communist secretary”). Compare tổng thư kí (“non-communist secretary general”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɓi˧˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɓɪj˦˥ tʰɨ˧˧]

Noun

tổng bí thư

  1. (government, communism) a General Secretary
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