"nguỵ" meaning in Vietnamese

See nguỵ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ŋwi˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ŋwɪj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{clipping|vi|nguỵ quyền|nguỵ quyền|puppet government|lit=fake regime}} Clipping of nguỵ quyền (“puppet government”, literally “fake regime”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} nguỵ, {{vi-adj}} nguỵ
  1. (historical, derogatory) pertaining to the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army Tags: derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-nguỵ-vi-adj-XBM3WG8w Categories (other): History of Vietnam Disambiguation of History of Vietnam: 50 48 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [ŋwi˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ŋwɪj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{clipping|vi|nguỵ quyền|nguỵ quyền|puppet government|lit=fake regime}} Clipping of nguỵ quyền (“puppet government”, literally “fake regime”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} nguỵ, {{vi-noun}} nguỵ
  1. (historical, derogatory) Vietnamese working in the Republic of Vietnam's government, its agencies, and institutions, such as its army Tags: derogatory, historical Derived forms: Mĩ-Ngụy
    Sense id: en-nguỵ-vi-noun-z~HM8ZUe Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese links with redundant target parameters, History of Vietnam Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 75 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 70 5 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 21 61 18 Disambiguation of Vietnamese links with redundant target parameters: 22 57 21 Disambiguation of History of Vietnam: 50 48 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Romanization

IPA: [ŋwi˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [ŋwɪj˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [ŋwɪj˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 僞 (“fake”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|僞}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|僞|fake}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 僞 (“fake”) Head templates: {{head|vi|romanization}} nguỵ
  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 僞 Tags: romanization
    Sense id: en-nguỵ-vi-romanization-pxBllYzi Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese readings, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese romanizations Derived forms: nguỵ biện, nguỵ binh, nguỵ kinh, nguỵ quân, nguỵ quân tử, nguỵ quyền, nguỵ tác, nguỵ tạo, nguỵ thư, nguỵ trang, nguỵ triều
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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