chuyên viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 專員.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˧ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

chuyên viên

1. specialist; expert
2. middle- or high-ranking research worker (in an administrative office or a mass organization); attaché