[Vietnamese English teacher] or [English Vietnamese teacher]

[Sunflower.baby]

Hi guys, i want to build a compound noun for the Vietnamese teacher who teaches English subject. How can i say?
I think it should be [Vietnamese English teacher], am i correct? Please advice me.
As well as i'm also confused about order of the complex compound noun with several adjective... If you know some hints about this article, please advice too.
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[Alan]

Hi,

There is a very general 'rule' or if you like a preferred order whereby the adjectives go from the general to the particular. For example you would say: A big red wooden door. In your phrase as the teacher is teaching English, you would say: A Vietnamese English teacher. In the same way, An English Vietnamese teacher would mean that the teacher is teaching Vietnamese.

Alan
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You can read my ESL story Phrasal Verbs/go

[Diverhank]

Vietnamese English teacher is right for what you are trying to say -- except that it's not that clear, as you have found out. What's wrong with "a Vietnamese teacher who teaches English"?