phục viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 復員, composed of 復 (“to return”) and 員 (“personnel”), from Japanese 復員 (fukuin)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

phục viên

1. (military) to demobilize

   Antonym: động viên