Úc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 澳, contracted from 澳大利 (Úc Đại Lợi), from Mandarin 澳大利亞 / 澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà, phonetically properly in Sino-Vietnamese Áo Đại Lợi Á). The reading úc (“inlet”) is used perhaps to avoid confusion with Áo (“Austria”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔʊwk͡p̚˦˥]
• Homophone: út

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Úc

1. (colloquial) Australia (a country consisting of a main island, the island of Tasmania and other smaller islands, located in Oceania; historically, a collection of former colonies of the British Empire)

• (country): Úc Đại Lợi; Ô-xtrây-li-a
• (continent): Úc Châu; châu Úc; lục địa Úc

Úc

1. (colloquial) Australian (of, from or relating to Australia)

• cú