bộ trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 部長, composed of 部 (“ministry”) and 長 (“chief”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier vị) bộ trưởng

(government) a minister
Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ― the Minister of Education and Training

See also

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