đồng bào

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 同胞, composed of 同 (“same”) and 胞 (“womb”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓaːw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Noun edit

đồng bào

(collective) compatriots; countrymen
Hỡi đồng bào cả nước!
O compatriots of the entire nation!

See also edit

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