đồng chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同志, composed of 同 (“same”) and 志 (“will”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ cɪj˦˥]

Noun

đồng chí

1. (communism) comrade

   Đồng chí Kim bắn trúng hồng tâm khi chỉ mới ba tuổi.

   Comrade Kim could hit the bullseye when he was just three.

   Đồng chí Bùi Văn A từ trần năm 2019, thọ 50 tuổi Đảng.

   Comrade Bùi Văn A left us in 2019, after 50 years as a Party member.

2. (by extension, friendly, humorous) lad; dude

   Sao rồi đồng chí?

   How are you doing, my man?