cán bộ

See also: cánbó

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹部, from Japanese 幹部 (kanbu, “cadre”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Noun

cán bộ

1. government employee, cadre

   cán bộ coi thi ― exam invigilator

Pronoun

cán bộ

1. you, a government employee