thương binh

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See also: Thượng Bình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傷兵 (“wounded soldier”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier người) thương binh

a handicapped war veteran
thương binh tàn nhưng không phế
our war veterans, physically handicapped, yet very much capable of contributing

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