cách mạng
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- cách mệnh
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 革命 (SV: cách mệnh), common misconstruction of cách mệnh. Compare sinh mạng.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kajk̟̚˧˦ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kat̚˦˧˥ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kat̚˦˥ maːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
cách mạng
- revolution
- Misconstruction of cách mệnh
Usage notes
- This form is de facto a misconstruction due to it being a compound containing a non-Sino-Vietnamese syllable (mạng) used as Sino-Vietnamese. Nevertheless, it is predominant nowadays.