kiến quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 建國, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ kuək̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ kuək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ wək̚˦˥]

    Verb

    kiến quốc

    1. to found a country; to establish a nation-state; to build a nation