cựu chiến binh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舊 (“former; ex-”) and 戰兵 (“soldier”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕiən˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩ʔ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩˨ ciəŋ˦˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun edit

cựu chiến binh

a war veteran

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