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captain
Noun
captain
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Meaning
2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
captain Discourse & LogicTheme

A high-ranking officer in the military, specifically above a lieutenant and below a major.

vi Anh ấy vừa được thăng cấp lên đại uý quân đội.

en He has just been promoted to army captain.

Sense 2 Noun
lieutenant

A naval officer rank, specifically one that is equivalent to a captain in the army.

vi Vị đại uý hải quân đang chỉ huy con tàu tiến ra khơi.

en The naval lieutenant is commanding the ship out to sea.

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đại / uý / 大尉
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大尉
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đại (畏)
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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đại úy / captain / captain
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đại học / trường đại học / hiện đại / đại gia …
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