trung sĩ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === trung sỹ === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 中士, from Chinese 中士 (zhōngshì, “sergeant of the army or air force; petty officer second class of the navy”) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ si˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ sɪj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦] === Noun === trung sĩ (military, military) sergeant