tiểu liên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 (“small”) and 連 (“to connect”), from a clipping of 連聲／连声 (liánshēng, “repeating the sound”). Compare súng liên thanh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ liən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ liəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ liəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier khẩu) tiểu liên

1. (súng ~) submachine gun

See also

• súng liên thanh (“machine gun”)