Mĩ nguỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Mĩ ngụy

Etymology

Mĩ (“America”) +‎ nguỵ (“fake”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ ŋwi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˧˨ ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

(collective, literally) false Americans
(collective, historical) people of Vietnamese descent who supported American imperialists during the Vietnam War, especially those who worked in their ranks

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