cán sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹事, composed of 幹 (“to perform”) and 事 (“tasks”), from Japanese 幹事 (kanji) and Middle Chinese 幹事.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [kaːŋ˦˧˥ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [kaːŋ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

cán sự

1. a technician; lower specialist; junior administrator