tướng lĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 將領, composed of 將 and 領.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˦ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˧˥ lɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier vị) tướng lĩnh

  1. (military) high-ranking military officer; commander-in-chief; high-ranking commander
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