thứ trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 次長, composed of 次 (“secondary”) and 長 (“chief”), from Chinese 次長 / 次长 (cìzhǎng, “deputy minister in the government”). Compare Japanese 次長 (“deputy director in any organization”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

thứ trưởng

  1. (government) a deputy minister or deputy secretary
    Coordinate term: bộ trưởng
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