đại uý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đại úy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大尉.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔwi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔwɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ (ʔ)wɪj˦˥]

Noun

đại uý

1. (military, army) captain
2. (military, navy, coast guard) lieutenant