công vụ viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公務員.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ vu˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ vʊw˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ vʊw˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ jʊw˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

công vụ viên

1. (uncommon) public servant; civil servant

   Synonym: công chức

Usage notes

• Usually refer to public servants in China.