Definition

1. Noun:
   • First Lieutenant: A military officer rank. In many armed forces, it is a commissioned officer rank above second lieutenant and below captain. It is often the rank held by a platoon leader.
   • Senior Lieutenant: An equivalent officer rank in some military structures, denoting a mid-level lieutenant grade.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy vừa được thăng cấp lên thượng uý. (He was just promoted to first lieutenant.)
  • Thượng uý Nam chỉ huy một trung đội. (First Lieutenant Nam commands a platoon.)

Advanced Usage

• The rank of "thượng uý" is specific to military and paramilitary forces. It is not used in corporate or civilian contexts.
• In the Vietnamese People's Army, "thượng uý" is a specific rank within the officer corps, as defined by the Law on Officers.

Variants and Related Words

• Trung uý (n): Second Lieutenant. A rank typically below thượng uý.
• Đại uý (n): Captain. The rank typically above thượng uý.
• Thiếu uý (n): Junior officer rank, often the most junior commissioned officer rank.

Synonyms

• First Lieutenant: The primary equivalent in English, used for example in the US Army, US Marine Corps, and US Air Force.
• Senior Lieutenant: An equivalent term used in some other military traditions.

Notes on Usage

• The spelling "thượng uý" uses the Vietnamese diacritics. It may sometimes be seen written without diacritics as "thuong uy" in informal contexts, but the official form is with full diacritics.
• This is a single, specific military rank. Do not confuse it with the separate words "thượng" (upper, high) or "uý" (officer) when used independently.