bộ đội
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 部隊 (“troop”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
- đi bộ đội
- to enlist in the (Vietnamese) army