Bắc thuộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北屬, composed of (north; Chinese) and (to be subjugated by).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

Bắc thuộc

  1. (historical, chiefly of a period of time) when the ethnic Vietnamese were colonized by the Chinese
    thời Bắc thuộcwhen we were colonized by the Chinese

See also