quốc ngữ

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See also: quoc ngu

Vietnamese

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Quốc ngữ 國語 was used historically to refer to chữ Nôm. Such as in the book, Đại Nam quốc ngữ 大南國語, a Literary Chinese - Vietnamese (chữ Nôm) dictionary.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 國語 (national language; official language).

Pronunciation

Noun

quốc ngữ (國語)

  1. the modern Vietnamese writing system based on the Latin alphabet
  2. (historical) chữ Nôm
    Synonym: Quốc âm
  3. (literary) national language; official language

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