Bách niên quốc sỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百年國恥, composed of 百年 (“one hundred years”) and 國恥 (“national humiliation”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ niən˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ si˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ niəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ niəŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ niəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓat̚˦˥ niəŋ˧˧ wək̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Bách niên quốc sỉ

  1. (historical) the Century of Humiliation (1839–1940s)
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