ba quân
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 三軍 (tam quân, “three armies”), referring to battle formations in ancient China that consisted of three battalions (left, center and right).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ wəŋ˧˧]
Noun
ba quân
- the entire or all of the military forces
References
- Tầm nguyên từ điển, 1941, Lê Văn Hòe
- "ba quân" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)