soái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [swaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Noun

soái

1. (military, in general) marshal, commander
2. (xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 帥 / 帅 (shuài, red) and 將 / 将 (tướng, black)

See also

• nguyên soái
• soái ca
• thống soái