điều dưỡng viên
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 調養 (“nursing”) and 員 (“-er”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩ jɨəŋ˧˨ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ jɨəŋ˨˩˦ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɗiw˨˩ jɨəŋ˨˩˦ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun edit
- a nurse (person trained to provide care for the sick)