Pháp thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 法屬 (“dependent on France”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

Pháp thuộc

(historical, chiefly of a period of time) when Vietnam was colonized by France
thời Pháp thuộc
when we were colonized by the French

Usage notes

Not to be confused with thuộc Pháp (“French”, of a dependency).

See also

Bắc thuộc

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