Trung Hoa Dân Quốc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 中華民國, composed of 中華 (China) and 民國 (republic), from Mandarin 中華民國 / 中华民国 (Zhōnghuá Mínguó).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwaː˧˧ zən˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ hwaː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ waː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥]

    Proper noun

    Trung Hoa Dân Quốc

    1. Republic of China (official name of Taiwan: a partly-recognized country in East Asia; the rump state left over from the Republic of China on the mainland after 1949)