thuyền trưởng

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 船長, composed of 船 (“ship”) and 長 (“head; chief”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwiən˨˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwiəŋ˦˩ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun edit

thuyền trưởng

a sea captain

See also edit

thuyền phó (“first mate”)

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