tiếp viên
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 接 (“to receive”) and 員 (“person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˧˦ viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tip̚˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [tip̚˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun
[edit]- steward or stewardess (on an airplane); waiter or waitress (in a restaurant, hotel, etc.)