chuẩn đô đốc

Etymology
. In Chinese, Japanese and Korean,, meaning "quasi-" or "almost", is typically reserved for and , which is an additional fourth or fifth rank just below  or. is thus outside the typical prefix scheme which includes, , and. For the rank of "rear admiral", the prefix would be more suitable (compare the army and air counterpart, ), but given Vietnamese's comparatively unorthodox and peculiar terminology, it is not used for this naval rank.

Noun

 * 1)  a rear admiral

Usage notes
Vietnamese uses three specific terms for the three naval general officer ranks, namely, and. In contrast, Chinese, Japanese and Korean use generic terms applicable in all branches, for example, and ; and lower ranks are generically termed, for example.