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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 偽 (“fake”).
Romanization
nguỵ
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 偽
Derivatives
Etymology 2
Clipping of nguỵ quyền (“puppet government”, literally “fake regime”) and nguỵ binh ~ nguỵ quân (“puppet army”); as the Republic of Vietnam was considered and denounced as "fake", illegal, illegitimate, and a puppet of the US imperialists by Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam.
Adjective
nguỵ
- (historical, derogatory) pertaining to the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army
Noun
nguỵ
- (historical, derogatory) people who work in the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army
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