xuyên quốc gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿 (“through”) and 國家 (“nation”), modeled on đa quốc gia (“multinational”), calque of English transnational.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swiən˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [swiəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧]

Adjective

xuyên quốc gia

(neologism, business) transnational

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