chi đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支隊 (“detachment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

Noun

chi đội

1. the smallest body that makes up Đội and consists of a class of grade school or middle school student members
2. (historical, military) a small detachment equivalent to a tiểu đoàn (“battalion”) or a trung đoàn (“regiment”)

Related terms

• chi đoàn (a type of school-wide group)
• chi đội trưởng (a type of high school group)
• liên đội (captain of a chi đội)