ứng viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of ứng cử (“to be a candidate”) +‎ viên (“official”).

Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 應員.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ viən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ viən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

ứng viên

candidate

Synonyms

(candidate): ứng cử viên

Derived terms

đồng ứng viên (“running mate”)

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