thứ trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 次長, composed of 次 (“secondary”) and 長 (“chief”), from Chinese 次長 / 次长 (cìzhǎng, “deputy minister in the government”). Compare Japanese 次長 (“deputy director in any organization”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

thứ trưởng

1. (government) a deputy minister or deputy secretary

   Coordinate term: bộ trưởng