thư kí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thư ký

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 書記, Chinese 書記 (“communist secretary”). Compare bí thư (“communist secretary”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˧ ki˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˧ kɪj˦˥]

Noun

thư kí

1. a non-communist secretary

   Nó làm thư kí ở công ti A.

   She works as a secretary at company A.

Derived terms

• tổng thư kí (“secretary general”)