đồng chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同志 (“literally like-minded.”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ cɪj˦˥]

Noun

đồng chí

1. a comrade

   Đồng chí Kim bắn trúng hồng tâm khi chỉ mới ba tuổi.

   Comrade Kim could hit the bullseye when he was just three.