cách mạng
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 革命, composed of 革 (“to change”) and 命 (“the Mandate of Heaven”), Japanese 革命 (“revolution”), Literary Chinese 革命 (gémìng, “to change from one dynasty to another”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kajk̟̚˧˦ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kat̚˦˧˥ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kat̚˦˥ maːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- a revolution (political upheaval; removal and replacement of a government)
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