dân vận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 民運, composed of 民 (“people”) and 運 (“to mobilize”), Chinese 民運／民运 (mínyùn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˧˧ vən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

dân vận

1. (government, communism) the mobilization of the masses