Bắc thuộc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 北 (“north; Chinese”) and 屬 (“to be subjugated by”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]
Adjective
Bắc thuộc
- (historical, chiefly of a period of time) when the ethnic Vietnamese were colonized by the Chinese
- thời Bắc thuộc
- when we were colonized by the Chinese
See also
- Pháp thuộc