nước Nam
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
nước (“country”) + Nam (“South”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ naːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ naːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ naːm˧˧]
Noun edit
- (literary) Vietnam
- "Nam quốc sơn hà", 1076 version, anonymous; Vietnamese translation attributed to either Trần Trọng Kim or Hoàng Xuân Hãn;
- Sông núi nước Nam, vua Nam ở;
Rành rành định phận ở sách trời.
Cớ sao lũ giặc sang xâm phạm,
Chúng bây sẽ bị đánh tơi bời.- The Southern countryʼs rivers and mountains, the Southern Emperor inhabits;
The separation is manifestly allotted in the Heavenly Book.
How dare you insolent bandits come to invade it?
You lot will be utterly beaten and routed.
- The Southern countryʼs rivers and mountains, the Southern Emperor inhabits;
- Sông núi nước Nam, vua Nam ở;
- "Nam quốc sơn hà", 1076 version, anonymous; Vietnamese translation attributed to either Trần Trọng Kim or Hoàng Xuân Hãn;