nguỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• ngụy

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋwɪj˨˩˨]
• Homophone: Nguỵ

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 偽 (“fake”).

Romanization

nguỵ

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 偽

Derivatives

Derived terms

• nguỵ biện
• nguỵ binh
• nguỵ kinh
• nguỵ quân
• nguỵ quân tử
• nguỵ quyền
• nguỵ tác
• nguỵ tạo
• nguỵ thư
• nguỵ trang
• nguỵ triều

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of nguỵ quyền (“puppet government”, literally “fake regime”) and nguỵ binh ~ nguỵ quân (“puppet army”); as the Republic of Vietnam was considered and denounced as "fake", illegal, illegitimate, and a puppet of the US imperialists by Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam.

Adjective

nguỵ

1. (historical, derogatory) pertaining to the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army

Noun

nguỵ

1. (historical, derogatory) people who work in the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army

Derivatives

Derived terms

• Mĩ - ngụy