Mĩ nguỵ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Mĩ (“America”) + nguỵ (“fake”), literally “fake Americans”
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ŋwi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- (collective, history, derogatory) people of Vietnamese descent who supported the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, especially those who worked in their ranks