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Cục Điều tra Liên bang

noun
Hanoi [kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗiəw˨˩ t͡ɕaː˧˧ liən˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]Huế [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗiw˦˩ ʈaː˧˧ liəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗiw˨˩ ʈaː˧˧ liəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
cụcheavynặngđiềufallinghuyềntralevelngangliênlevelngangbanglevelngang

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Cục Điều tra Liên bang means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Meanings of Cục Điều tra Liên bang in English

Noun

  1. the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, Cục Điều tra Liên bang could be written as 局調查聯邦. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Calque of English Federal Bureau of Investigation. Compare Chinese 聯邦調查局 /联邦调查局 (Liên bang điều tra cục).

Frequently asked questions

What does Cục Điều tra Liên bang mean in English?

Cục Điều tra Liên bang (noun) means "the Federal Bureau of Investigation".

How do you pronounce Cục Điều tra Liên bang?

IPA: Hanoi [kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗiəw˨˩ t͡ɕaː˧˧ liən˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗiw˨˩ ʈaː˧˧ liəŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: cục — heavy tone (nặng), điều — falling tone (huyền), tra — level tone (ngang), liên — level tone (ngang), bang — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.