yêu nước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 愛國 / 爱国 (àiguó), from yêu (“to love”) +‎ nước (“country”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥]

Verb

yêu nước

  1. to love one's country; to be patriotic

Adjective

yêu nước

  1. patriotic

Derived terms

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