trung sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• trung sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中士, from Chinese 中士 (zhōngshì, “sergeant of the army or air force; petty officer second class of the navy”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

trung sĩ

1. (military, army) sergeant