bí thư
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘書 (“secretary”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˦˥ tʰɨ˧˧]
Noun
bí thư
- (of a government or a party) secretary
Derived terms
- tổng bí thư (general secretary of a government or a party)
Related terms
- thư kí