cán sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹事, composed of 幹 (“to perform”) and 事 (“tasks”), from Japanese 幹事 (kanji) and Middle Chinese 幹事.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

a technician; lower specialist; junior administrator

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