chính phủ
VietnameseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 政府, composed of 政 (“government”) and 府 (“organ of state power”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ fu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ fʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨn˦˥ fʊw˨˩˦]
NounEdit
- (formal) a national executive administration; executive government; executive branch
- Chính phủ Mĩ ― the US (executive) government
- (figuratively) a government (in general)
Usage notesEdit
- In Vietnam, Chính phủ is only the executive branch of the government, as opposed to the legislative branch known as Quốc hội (“National Assembly”) and the judicial branch known as Toà án Nhân dân Tối cao (“Supreme People's Court”). It is divided into bộ (“ministries”). It is headed by a thủ tướng (“prime minister”). Its local counterparts are called uỷ ban nhân dân (“people's committee”).
See alsoEdit
- nội các (“cabinet”)
- nhà nước (“government”)
- chính quyền (“local government”)