Etymology

bộ (from 部, department) + chính trị (from 政治, politics). Chinese 政治部 in Vietnamese word order.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓo˧ˀ˨ʔ ṯɕïŋ˧ˀ˦ ṯɕi˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓow˨ˀ˨ʔ ṯɕɨ̞̠n˦˥ ʈɪj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓow˨ˀ˧ʔ c̻ɨ̞̠n˦ˀ˥ ʈɪj˨ˀ˧ʔ]