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

  1. (of a member or a group) backbone; core