tổng bí thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總祕書, tổng- (“arch-; grand; main”) +‎ bí thư (“communist secretary”). Compare tổng thư kí (“non-communist secretary general”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɓi˧˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɓɪj˦˥ tʰɨ˧˧]

Noun

tổng bí thư

1. (government, communism) a General Secretary