xuyên quốc gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿 (“through”) and 國家 (“nation”), modeled on đa quốc gia (“multinational”), calque of English transnational.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swiən˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧]

    Adjective

    xuyên quốc gia

    1. (neologism, business) transnational
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