tập đoàn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 集團, composed of 集 (“to gather”) and 團 (“group”), Japanese 集団 (shūdan).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təp̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təp̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təp̚˨˩˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]
Noun
tập đoàn
- a group of people with the same goal or aim, such as a clique or faction
- (biology) a group of individuals of the same species
- (business) used in company names
- Tập Đoàn Alibaba
- the Alibaba Group