cộng hoà chuối

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of English banana republic.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩ t͡ɕuəj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩ t͡ɕuj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩ cuj˦˥]

Noun

cộng hoà chuối

  1. (politics) banana republic