thượng sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thượng sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上士, from Chinese 上士 (“staff sergeant of the army or air force; petty officer first class of the navy”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thượng sĩ

(military, army) sergeant major
(military, army) master sergeant
(military, navy, coast guard) chief petty officer

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