vong quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 亡國.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥] ~ [vɔŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥] ~ [jawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥]

    Verb

    vong quốc

    1. (literary) to lose one's country; to perish (of a state)
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