chính phủ
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 政府, composed of 政 (“government”) and 府 (“organ of state power”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ fu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ fʊw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˦˥ fʊw˨˩˦]
Noun
edit- (formal) a national executive administration; executive government; executive branch
- Chính phủ Mĩ ― the US (executive) government
- (figurative) a government (in general)
Usage notes
edit- 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 also
edit- nội các (“cabinet”)
- nhà nước (“government”)
- chính quyền (“local government”)