tổ quốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 祖國.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [to˧˩ kuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tow˧˨ kuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tow˨˩˦ kuək̚˦˥]
Noun
- (formal or literary) homeland; motherland; fatherland
- Đừng hỏi tổ quốc đã làm gì cho ta, mà hãy hỏi ta đã làm gì cho tổ quốc hôm nay.
- Ask not what your motherland has been doing for you, ask what you have been doing for your motherland.
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