ứng cử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 應舉, composed of 應 (“to respond; to answer”) and 舉 (“to elect”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ kɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ kɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ kɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

ứng cử

1. to stand as a candidate (for)

   ra ứng cử làm tổng thống

   to announce a candidacy for president

Derived terms

• ứng cử viên