tướng

See also: tường, tưởng, tương, and tượng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˦˥]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 將.

Noun

tướng

  1. (military) general officer
  2. (xiangqi) general, a piece labeled with the characters 將／将 (black) and 帥／帅 (suý, red)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相. This is from the form with 去聲／去声 (qùshēng)/tone C.

The reading of the form with A tone is tương.

Noun

tướng

  1. looks; build; stature
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Derived terms
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