thượng uý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thượng úy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上尉.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔwi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]

Noun

thượng uý

(military, army) senior captain
(military, navy, coast guard) sub-lieutenant

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