đồng chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同志, composed of 同 (“same”) and 志 (“will”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ cɪj˦˥]

Noun

đồng chí

(communism) a comrade
Đồng chí Kim bắn trúng hồng tâm khi chỉ mới ba tuổi.
Comrade Kim could hit the bullseye when he was just three.

Đồng chí Bùi Văn A từ trần năm 2019, thọ 50 tuổi Đảng.
Comrade Bùi Văn A left us in 2019, after 50 years as a Party member.

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