Nam tiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南進, composed of 南 (“south”) and 進 (“to advance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

Nam tiến

  1. Nam tiến (“southward advance”), the southward expansion of the territory of Vietnam from the 11th century to the mid-18th century CE
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