tướng lĩnh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 將領, composed of 將 and 領.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun edit

(classifier vị) tướng lĩnh

(military) high-ranking military officer; commander-in-chief; high-ranking commander

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