Liên Xô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contraction of Liên bang Xô viết (“Soviet Union”), which is a contraction of Liên bang Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Xô viết (“Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”). Compare Mandarin 蘇聯 / 苏联 (Sūlián), Japanese ソ連 (Soren), Korean 소련 (Soryeon).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liən˧˧ so˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ sow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ sow˧˧]

Proper noun

Liên Xô • (聯騶)

  1. clipping of Liên bang Xô viết: (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries)

See also

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