phục viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 復員, composed of 復 (“to return”) and 員 (“personnel”), from Japanese 復員 (fukuin)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

phục viên

  1. (military) to demobilize
    Antonym: động viên
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