cốt cán
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
骨幹
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kot̚˧˦ kaːn˧˦]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kok̚˦˧˥ kaːŋ˦˧˥]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kok̚˦˥ kaːŋ˦˥]
Adjective
cốt
cán
(
of a member or a group
)
backbone
;
core