nguyên soái

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 元帥 (SV: nguyên suý), Japanese 元帥 (gensui), Middle Chinese 元帥 (commander-in-chief).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˧˧ swaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ swaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [ŋwiəŋ˧˧ s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Noun

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nguyên soái

  1. (military) a marshal