bộ trưởng
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓo̰ʔ˨˩ ʨɨə̰ŋ˧˩˧/
Central
/ɓo̰˨˨ tʂɨəŋ˧˩˨/
Southern
/ɓo˨˩˨ tʂɨəŋ˨˩˦/
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minister
Noun
minister
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
minister Politics, Law, Institutions & Safety
Work & Money
The head official of a government ministry.
vi Bộ trưởng phụ trách cải cách giáo dục.
en The minister is in charge of education reform.
Parts
bộ / trưởng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 部長 …
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Parts
bộ / trưởng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 部長 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 部長
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
部長
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
bộ / bộ phận / bộ lông / hiệu trưởng …
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Similar
bộ / bộ phận / bộ lông / hiệu trưởng …
Use
đi bộ / câu lạc bộ / đường bộ / toàn bộ …
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Use
đi bộ / câu lạc bộ / đường bộ / toàn bộ …