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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總動員, composed of 總 (“general”) and 動員 (“mobilization”), from Japanese 総動員 (sōdōin)

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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1. (military) to generally mobilize