vong quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亡國.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥] ~ [vɔŋ˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥] ~ [jawŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥]

Verb

vong quốc

1. (literary) to lose one's country; to perish (of a state)