soái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [swaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Noun

soái

  1. (military, in general) marshal, commander
  2. (xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 帥 / 帅 (shuài, red) and 將 / 将 (tướng, black)

See also

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