vong quốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 亡國.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥] ~ [jawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥]
Verb
vong quốc
- (literary) to lose one's country; to perish (of a state)