trung tướng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • trung-tướng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中將, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 將 (“general”), from Japanese 中将 (chūjō), originally a military rank under the feudal ritsuryō system that was repurposed by the Imperial Armed Forces, and subsequently by other East Asian militaries.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

trung tướng

  1. (military, army) a lieutenant general
    Coordinate terms: đại tướng, phó đô đốc, thiếu tướng, trung tá, trung uý
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