sở trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 所長, composed of 所 (“department; institute; agency”) and 長 (“chief”), from Chinese 所長／所长. Doublet of sở trường.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˨] ~ [səː˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [səː˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

sở trưởng

  1. the head of a 所 (suǒ, “department; institute”) in China

Usage notes

While the head of a bộ (“ministry”) in Vietnam is called a bộ trưởng (“minister”), the head of a sở (“department”) is not a *sở trưởng, but a giám đốc (“director”).

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