bộ đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 部隊 (“troop”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier người) bộ đội

a serviceperson of Vietnam's armed forces
đi bộ đội
to enlist in the (Vietnamese) army

See also

lính

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