chi đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支隊 (“detachment”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

the smallest body that makes up Đội and consists of a class of grade school or middle school student members
(historical, military) a small detachment equivalent to a tiểu đoàn (“battalion”) or a trung đoàn (“regiment”)

Related terms

chi đoàn (a type of school-wide group)
chi đội trưởng (a type of high school group)
liên đội (captain of a chi đội)

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