đế quốc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗe˧˦ kuək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˨˩˦ kuək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗej˦˥ wək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帝國, composed of 帝 (“emperor”) and 國 (“state”).

Noun

đế quốc

an empire

Etymology 2

Clipping of chủ nghĩa đế quốc (“imperialism”).

Noun

đế quốc

(only in compounds, historical, collective) imperialists
bọn đế quốc ― imperialist dogs

đế quốc Mĩ ― American imperialists

See also

hoàng đế (“emperor”)
đại đế (“The Great Emperor”)
vương quốc (“kingdom”)

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