bí thư

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秘書, Chinese 秘書秘书 (mìshū, non-communist secretary). Compare thư kí (non-communist secretary). Vietnamese uses an opposite distinction to Chinese's as to whether the secretary in question works for the communist government or not.

Pronunciation

Noun

thư

  1. (government, communism) a secretary
    bí thư tỉnh uỷ/thành uỷ
    the secretary of a provincial committee/committee of a thành phố trực thuộc trung ương of the Communist Party

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