cương lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) cương lãnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 綱領, composed of 綱 (“fishing rope; essentials”) and 領 (“collar; leading”), Japanese 綱領 (kōryō)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lɨn˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

cương lĩnh

1. (usually communism) a platform or manifesto