ứng viên

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Blend of ứng cử (“to be a candidate”) +‎ viên (“official”). Superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 應員. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ viən˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ viəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɨŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧] === Noun === ứng viên candidate (typically for a job) ==== Synonyms ==== (candidate): ứng cử viên (typically for elections) ==== Derived terms ==== đồng ứng viên (“running mate”)