thương binh

See also: Thượng Bình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傷兵 (“wounded soldier”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier người) thương binh

  1. a handicapped war veteran
    thương binh tàn nhưng không phế
    our war veterans, physically handicapped, yet very much capable of contributing
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