cán bộ
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See also: cánbó
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese, Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- a government employee
- làm cán bộ ― to be a government employee; to work for the government
Pronoun[edit]
- (especially by prisoners) you, a government employee