thủ trưởng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首長, composed of 首 (“head”) and 長 (“chief”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

thủ trưởng

(chiefly government) a head (leader, chief, mastermind)

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers