nhà nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 國家 (quốc gia, literally “country and house(hold)”), from nhà (“house; household”) +‎ nước (“water; country”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˨˩ nɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˦˩ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲaː˨˩ nɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

nhà nước

state; country

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