budui

Zhuang

Etymology

From Mandarin 部隊 / 部队 (bùduì).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pu˧˥.tuːi˧˥/ (new Mandarin borrowing)
• Tone numbers: bu⁵dui⁵
• Hyphenation: bu‧dui

Noun

budui (1957–1982 spelling budui)

1. army; troops; military unit
   • 2021 June 2, Loz Nanz [Chinese: 罗南], “Yenzluj [Chinese: 然鲁]”, in Moz Beibei [Chinese: 莫蓓蓓], transl., Gvangjsih Minzcuz Bau [Chinese: 广西民族报]‎^[1], page 03:

     Mwhhaenx dwg 1970 nienz, guekgya haucau daengx guek beksingq cungj rox hoenxciengq, bouxcoz miz ceiqheiq cungj wnggai haeuj budui bae dang bing.

     [original: 那时候是1970年，国家号召全民皆兵，有志青年都应征入伍。]

     It was 1970, the country called for everyone to be soldiers, ambitious young people should all join the army to serve.