cách mệnh

Sino-Vietnamese word from 革命, from Japanese 革命 (kakumei, “revolution”), from Middle Chinese 革命 (kɛk mjængH, “to switch from a ruling dynasty to a new one”)

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

cách mệnh

1. Obsolete form of cách mạng.

• This form was primarily used by Ho Chi Minh, and was stylized as kách mệnh in some of his books, perhaps in an attempt to popularize a simplified spelling. In modern days, cách mạng is preferred.