tù nhân lương tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

tù nhân (“prisoner”) +‎ lương tâm (“conscience”). Likely a calque of English prisoner of conscience, because such a concept is not acknowledged by the Vietnamese government as existent in Vietnam. Compare Japanese 良心の囚人 (ryōshin no shūjin).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˨˩ ɲən˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˦˩ ɲəŋ˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊw˨˩ ɲəŋ˧˧ lɨəŋ˧˧ təm˧˧]

Noun

(classifier người) tù nhân lương tâm

1. a prisoner of conscience