chi hội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支 (“branch”) and 會 (“association”). Compare 分會 (“branch, phân hội”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ hoj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ hoj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˧˧ hoj˨˩˨]

Noun

chi hội

1. (organization) section; branch; chapter