mẫu quốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 母國, composed of 母 (“mother”) and 國 (“country”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məw˦ˀ˥ kuək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [məw˧˨ kuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [məw˨˩˦ kuək̚˦˥]

Noun

mẫu quốc

(historical, ironic) a "motherland", a colonist country, especially France

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