Mĩ nguỵ
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editMĩ (“America”) + nguỵ (“fake”), literally “fake Americans”
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ŋwi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˨˩˨]
Noun
edit- (collective, history, derogatory) people of Vietnamese descent who supported the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War, especially those who worked in their ranks