thị trưởng

See also: thị trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 市長, composed of (city) and (chief). Compare Japanese 市長 (shichō).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier vị) thị trưởng

  1. a municipal mayor