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Etymology

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thời +‎ bao cấp.

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Noun

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thời bao cấp

  1. (history) Subsidy Period, part of Vietnamese history when the country was under a planned economy, usually taken as going from 1976 to 1986
    • 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 216:
      Thời bao cấp khốn khó thật, nhưng con người đối xử với con người cũng đâu đến nỗi.
      During the Subsidy Period life was really tough, but people did not treat each other this badly either.