chiêu sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 招生 (“to recruit students”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕiw˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciw˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [ciw˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

chiêu sinh

1. to enroll students; to admit students; to recruit students