cán bộ

See also: cánbó

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹部, from Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Noun

cán bộ

  1. government employee, cadre
    cán bộ coi thi ― exam invigilator

Pronoun

cán bộ

  1. you, a government employee
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