ứng viên
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of ứng cử (“to be a candidate”) + viên (“official”).
Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 應員.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (candidate): ứng cử viên
Derived terms
[edit]- đồng ứng viên (“running mate”)