thiếu uý
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 少尉.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ ʔwi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]
Noun edit
- (military, army) junior lieutenant; second lieutenant
- (military, navy) ensign