Việt Nam Cộng hoà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南共和, composed of 越南 (Vietnam) and 共和 (republic).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩]

    Proper noun

    Việt Nam Cộng hoà • (越南共和)

    1. (historical) Republic of Vietnam (a former country in Southeast Asia that governed southern Vietnam from 1955 to 1975)
      Coordinate term: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà