cán bộ
See also: cánbó
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese, Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]
Noun
edit- a government employee, a cadre
- làm cán bộ ― to be a government employee; to work for the government
Pronoun
edit- (especially by prisoners) you, a government employee