chủ nghĩa

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主義, composed of (main; principal) and (creed; cause; axiom), from Japanese 主義 (shugi, principle), from Literary Chinese 主義 (zhǔyì).

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Noun[edit]

chủ nghĩa

  1. a principle; an ism

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with chữ nghĩa (handwriting; knowledge).

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