trung tướng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• trung-tướng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中將, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 將 (“general”), from Japanese 中将 (chūjō), originally a military rank under the feudal ritsuryō system that was repurposed by the Imperial Armed Forces, and subsequently by other East Asian militaries.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

trung tướng

1. (military, army) a lieutenant general

   Coordinate terms: đại tướng, phó đô đốc, thiếu tướng, trung tá, trung uý