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quân sự

adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [kwən˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]Huế [kwəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [wəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] browser voice
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quân sự means military.

Chinese characters: 軍事

Meanings of quân sự in English

Adjective

  1. military

Noun

  1. colloquial synonym of giáo dục quốc phòng (“national defense education”) ≈ giáo dục quốc phòng
    • Sinh viên nào cũng phải đi học quân sự một tháng.Every [college] student has to go through one month of national defense education.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍事 (“military affairs”).

Frequently asked questions

What does quân sự mean in English?

quân sự (adjective) means "military".

How do you pronounce quân sự?

IPA: Hanoi [kwən˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [wəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨]. Tones: quân — level tone (ngang), sự — heavy tone (nặng).

Is quân sự a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. quân sự is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 軍事.

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.