đô đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 都督.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗo˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗow˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗow˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

đô đốc

(military, navy) admiral
(archaic) an official military title in ancient China and Vietnam

Related terms

thượng tướng

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