Bắc thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北屬, composed of 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

  1. (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
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