đại sứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大使, composed of 大 (“great”) and 使 (“envoy”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

đại sứ

an ambassador

Derived terms

đại sứ quán
tòa đại sứ
lãnh sự

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