tập đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 集團, composed of 集 (“to gather”) and 團 (“group”), Japanese 集団 (shūdan).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təp̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təp̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

tập đoàn

1. a group of people with the same goal or aim, such as a clique or faction
2. (biology) a group of individuals of the same species
3. (business) used in company names

   Tập Đoàn Alibaba

   the Alibaba Group