Pháp thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 法屬 (“dependent on France”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːp̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

Pháp thuộc

1. (historical, chiefly of a period of time) when Vietnam was colonized by France

   thời Pháp thuộc

   when we were colonized by the French

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with thuộc Pháp (“French”, of a dependency).

See also

• Bắc thuộc