nguỵ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (fake).

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nguỵ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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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

  1. (historical, derogatory) pertaining to the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army

Noun

nguỵ

  1. (historical, derogatory) people who work in the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army
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