uỷ ban nhân dân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • ủy ban nhân dân
  • UBND

Etymology

uỷ ban (“committee”) +‎ nhân dân (“people”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwi˧˩ ɓaːn˧˧ ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɪj˧˨ ɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔwɪj˨˩˦ ɓaːŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

uỷ ban nhân dân

  1. a people's committee (local executive branch in Vietnam)

Usage notes

  • In Vietnam, people's committees are the local counterparts of Chính phủ (national level). They are divided into sở (“departments”) at the provincial level and phòng (“wards”) at the district level.

See also

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