diệt vong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 滅亡.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziət̚˧˨ʔ vawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiək̚˨˩ʔ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiək̚˨˩ʔ vɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiək̚˨˩˨ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

diệt vong

  1. (of the societies) to perish as an entity
    Synonyms: tiêu vong, bại vong
    Một dân tộc mà cứ luồn cúi như thiên hạ nói thì sớm muộn gì cũng diệt vong thôi.
    A people who is said to be "fine with being in total submission" would perish sooner or later.
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