Nam tiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 南進, composed of 南 (“south”) and 進 (“to advance”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˥]

    Proper noun

    Nam tiến

    1. (history) Nam tiến (“southward advance”), historiographical concept explaining the southward expansion of the territory of various successive ethnic-Vietnamese feudal dynasties from the 11th century to the mid-18th century CE
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