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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”) and 暴動 (“to revolt”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːw˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːw˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

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1. (politics) nonviolence (as a means for political change)

See also

• bạo lực (“violence”)