Mĩ nguỵ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Mĩ ngụy
Etymology
Mĩ (“America”) + nguỵ (“fake”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ŋwi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˨˩˨]
Noun
Mĩ nguỵ
- (collective, literally) false Americans
- (collective, historical) people of Vietnamese descent who supported American imperialists during the Vietnam War, especially those who worked in their ranks