chi đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 支 (“branch”) and 團 (“team”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chi đoàn

1. the smallest body that makes up Đoàn; itself is made up of a class of high school student members; its captain is called chi đoàn trưởng and that's not necessarily the same student as the class president

See also

• liên đoàn
• chi đội