cách mạng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

cách mệnh

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 革命 (SV: cách mệnh), common misconstruction of cách mệnh. Compare sinh mạng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kajk̟̚˧˦ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kat̚˦˧˥ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kat̚˦˥ maːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

cách mạng

revolution
Misconstruction of cách mệnh

Usage notes

This form is de facto a misconstruction due to it being a compound containing a non-Sino-Vietnamese syllable (mạng) used as Sino-Vietnamese. Nevertheless, it is predominant nowadays.

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