thị trưởng

See also: thị trường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 市長, composed of 市 (“city”) and 長 (“chief”). Compare Japanese 市長 (shichō).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier ông, bà, vị) thị trưởng

a municipal mayor

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