nghị viên

See also: nghị viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 議員, composed of 議 (“to discuss”) and 員 (“member”), Japanese 議員 (giin).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋi˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋɪj˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nghị viên

1. Synonym of nghị sĩ (“parliamentarian”)