uỷ ban nhân dân
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
edit- ủy ban nhân dân
- (initialism) UBND
Etymology
edituỷ ban (“committee”) + nhân dân (“people”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwi˧˩ ʔɓaːn˧˧ ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɪj˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wɪj˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- In Vietnam, people's committees are the local counterparts of Chính phủ (national level). They are divided into sở (“departments”) at the provincial level and phòng (“wards”) at the district level.