phát ngôn viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 發言 (“to speak out”) and 員 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ŋon˧˧ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [faːk̚˦˥ ŋoŋ˧˧ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

phát ngôn viên

1. spokesperson