tướng
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˥]
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Etymology 1
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 將.
Noun
[edit]tướng
- (military) general officer
- (xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 將 / 将 (black) and 帥 / 帅 (soái, red)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 相. This is from the form with 去聲 / 去声 (qùshēng)/tone C.
The reading of the form with A tone is tương.
Noun
[edit]tướng