tổng thư kí
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 總書記, Chinese 總書記 / 总书记 (zǒngshūjì, “communist general secretary”). Compare tổng bí thư (“communist general secretary”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ tʰɨ˧˧ ki˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ tʰɨ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧ kɪj˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- a Secretary General
- Tổng Thư kí Liên Hợp Quốc
- the Secretary-General of the United Nations