cán bộ

See also: cánbó

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

a government employee
làm cán bộ ― to be a government employee; to work for the government

Pronoun

(especially by prisoners) you, a government employee

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