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đô đốc

Pronunciation Northern /ɗo˧˧ ɗəwk˧˥/ Central /ɗo˧˥ ɗə̰wk˩˧/ Southern /ɗo˧˧ ɗəwk˧˥/
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admiral
Noun
admiral
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
admiral Work & MoneyTheme JobsTag

The highest rank of a commissioned naval officer who is responsible for commanding a fleet of ships.

vi Vị đô đốc đang trực tiếp chỉ huy cuộc diễn tập trên biển.

en The admiral is directly commanding the exercise at sea.

Sense 2 Noun
military title Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme

A high-ranking military official title used within the feudal government systems of ancient China and Vietnam.

vi Ông ấy từng giữ chức đô đốc trong triều đình ngày xưa.

en He used to hold a military title in the ancient court.

Parts
đô / đốc / 都督
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
都督
Candidates by syllable
đô 都 đốc 督(篤 / 𡓞)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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đò dọc / đỏ đọc / độ dốc / admiral
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Use
phó đô đốc / chuẩn đô đốc / thủy sư đô đốc / đô thị …
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