bộ đội
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 部隊 (“troop”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
- đi bộ đội
- to enlist in the (Vietnamese) army