tổng thống

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • tổng-thống

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 總統, composed of 總 (“general; overall”) and 統 (“to rule”), from Chinese 總統／总统 (zǒngtǒng). Compare Japanese 総統 (sōtō, “führer”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ tʰəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ tʰəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

tổng thống

  1. president (of non-communist/socialist country)
    Near-synonym: chủ tịch (“president of communist/socialist country”)
    Tổng thống của Việt Nam Cộng hoà ― President of the Republic of Vietnam
    Tổng thống Hoa Kì George Bush ― US President George Bush
    Tổng thống Pháp Jacques Chirac ― French President Jacques Chirac
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