võ biền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武弁 (“sergeant”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɓiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɓiəŋ˨˩]

Noun

võ biền

1. military