cán bộ

See also: cánbó

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Noun

cán bộ

1. a government employee, a cadre

   làm cán bộ ― to be a government employee; to work for the government

Pronoun

cán bộ

1. (especially by prisoners) you, a government employee