vong quốc

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 亡國.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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vong quốc

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