tổng bí thư

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 總祕書, tổng- (“arch-; grand; main”) +‎ bí thư (“communist secretary”). Compare tổng thư kí (“non-communist secretary general”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˩ ʔɓi˧˦ tʰɨ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˨ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ʔɓɪj˦˥ tʰɨ˧˧] === Noun === tổng bí thư (government, communism) a General Secretary