chi đội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支隊 (“detachment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˧ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩˨]

Noun

chi đội

1. the smallest body that makes up Đội; itself is made up of a class of grade school or middle school student members; its captain is called chi đội trưởng and that's not necessarily the same student as the class president

See also

• liên đội
• chi đoàn