đại tướng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 大將, composed of 大 (“grand”) and 將 (“general”). Compare Korean 대장 (daejang, “four-star general”) and Japanese 大将 (taishō, “three-star general”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ tɨəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ tɨəŋ˦˥]
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
- Regarding the Vietnam People's Army, there is only one đại tướng, with a four-star insignia, making him the de facto "general of the army". Other "generals" are only three-star, and entitled thượng tướng (“colonel general”) instead.