Việt Nam hoá
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- Việt Nam hóa
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南化, composed of 越南 (“Vietnam”) and 化 (“-ize”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ waː˦˥] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ waː˦˥]
Verb
Việt Nam hoá
- to Vietnamize, to assimilate with Vietnamese culture
- (Vietnam War) to Vietnamize, to reduce US involvement in the Vietnam War by replacing American troops with Vietnamese troops
- Synonym: phi Mĩ hoá
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
- Cái "Việt Nam hoá" của nó tuy thâm độc thật, kìm kẹp gắt gao thật, nhưng bà con đâu đã đến nỗi nào.
- Although their "Vietnamization" is really wicked, really harshly oppressive, the people don't yet have it that bad.