Việt kiều

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 越僑.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ kiəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ kiw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ kiw˨˩] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ kiw˨˩]

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Proper noun

Việt kiều

1. (collective) overseas Vietnamese; Vietnamese nationals

Usage notes

This term is variously considered to be derogatory, pejorative, or neutral by Overseas Vietnamese, who generally do not self-identify as such.

See also

• hải ngoại
• gốc Việt

References

• “Usage of the Word Viet Kieu”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Vietnam Studies Group, 2022 July 24 (last accessed), archived from the original on 24 July 2022