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

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