nhập ngũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 入伍, composed of 入 (“to enter”) and 伍 (“squad of five”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ ŋu˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ ŋʊw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˨˩˨ ŋʊw˨˩˦]
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Verb

nhập ngũ

(military) to enlist
Antonym: xuất ngũ

See also

đào ngũ
hàng ngũ
quân ngũ

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