cương lĩnh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) cương lãnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 綱領, composed of 綱 (“fishing rope; essentials”) and 領 (“collar; leading”), Japanese 綱領 (kōryō)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lɨn˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ lɨn˨˩˦]

Noun

cương lĩnh

(usually communism) a platform or manifesto

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