Việt Nam Cộng hoà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Việt Nam Cộng hòa
• (initialism) VNCH

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南 (“Vietnam”) and 共和 (“republic”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩]

Proper noun

Việt Nam Cộng hoà

1. (historical) the Republic of Vietnam

   Coordinate term: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà