quốc

See also: Quốc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam, obsolete) cuốc
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) quấc

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 國.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wək̚˦˥]
Homophone: cuốc (northern Vietnam); quất (southern Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun

quốc

(only in compounds) nation; state; country
vong quốc ― "a dying country (under foreign oppression)"; lit. "lost country"

Derived terms

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