trung tướng
Vietnamese
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editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 中將, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 將 (“general”), from Japanese 中将 (chūjō), originally a military rank under the feudal ritsuryō system that was repurposed by the Imperial Armed Forces, and subsequently by other East Asian militaries.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]
Noun
edit- (military, army) a lieutenant general
- Coordinate terms: đại tướng, phó đô đốc, thiếu tướng, trung tá, trung uý