Việt Nam

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Việt Nam

Việt Nam có đường bờ biển dài.

Definition
  1. Proper Noun:
    • Vietnam: The official name of a Southeast Asian country, located on the eastern Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and the South China Sea to the east and south. The name "Việt Nam" signifies the country and its people, culture, and national identity.
Usage Examples
  • Proper Noun:
    • Việt Nam lịch sử lâu đời văn hóa phong phú. (Vietnam has a long history and rich culture.)
    • Nội thủ đô của Việt Nam. (Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.)
    • Tôi rất tự hào người Việt Nam. (I am very proud to be Vietnamese.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Người Việt Nam": Vietnamese people.

    • Người Việt Nam nổi tiếng với tinh thần cần cù hiếu học. (Vietnamese people are famous for their diligence and studiousness.)
  • "Đất nước Việt Nam": The country of Vietnam.

    • Đất nước Việt Nam ngày càng phát triển. (The country of Vietnam is developing more and more.)
  • "Tiếng Việt Nam": The Vietnamese language (Note: More commonly just "tiếng Việt").

    • Tiếng Việt Nam ngôn ngữ chính thức. (The Vietnamese language is the official language.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Việt: An abbreviation or poetic/formal term for Vietnam or Vietnamese.

    • Người Việt (Vietnamese people).
    • Nước Việt (The country of Vietnam).
  • An Nam: An old name for Vietnam, used historically, particularly during periods of Chinese and French influence.

    • Thời kỳ Pháp thuộc, Việt Nam còn được gọi là An Nam. (During the French colonial period, Vietnam was also called Annam.)
  • Đại Việt: A historical name for Vietnam, used during several dynastic periods.

    • Thời Trần, quốc hiệu Đại Việt. (During the Ly and Tran dynasties, the national title was Dai Viet.)
Synonyms
  • Nước Việt: The country of Viet (a common, slightly informal synonym).
  • Tổ quốc: Fatherland, homeland (when referring to Vietnam in a patriotic context).
Related Phrases
  • Việt Nam thân yêu: Beloved Vietnam.

    • Chúng ta hãy cùng xây dựng Việt Nam thân yêu. (Let's build our beloved Vietnam together.)
  • Con Rồng cháu Tiên: Children of the Dragon, Grandchildren of the Fairy (a mythical phrase referring to the Vietnamese people's origin).

    • Người Việt Nam tự hào Con Rồng cháu Tiên. (Vietnamese people are proud to be the Children of the Dragon, Grandchildren of the Fairy.)
Related Idioms
  • "Việt Nam một, dân tộc Việt Nam một": Vietnam is one, the Vietnamese nation is one (a slogan emphasizing national unity).
  • "Rừng vàng biển bạc": Forests of gold, seas of silver (an idiom describing Vietnam's rich natural resources).
Việt Nam

Việt Nam có đường bờ biển dài.

  1. Vietnam
  2. Different from China in the north, Vietnam referred to the Việt community in the south. Through its 4,000-year history, Việt Nam was named Văn Lang, Âu Lạc, Vạn Xuân, Đại Cồ Việt, Đại Việt, Đại Ngu, Đại Việt. Under Thời Bắc Thuộc (Chinese domination), Vietnam was called Giao Châu, An Nam Đô Hộ Phủ (Dominated An Nam). Since 1804, Nhà Nguyễn renamed this country Việt Nam. However, King Minh Mạng (Nhà Nguyễn - Nguyễn Dynasty) himself admitted that the name Việt Nam had existed long before. Nguyễn Trãi, Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm and Quý Đôn had also used the name Việt Nam. In 1991, in Đồng Đăng (Lạng Sơn), the archaeologists discovered the Thủy Môn Đình stela with the words Việt Nam on it. Under the French domination, Vietnam was named An Nam, and An Nam also referred to Central Vietnam itself. The name Việt Nam has been officially and popularly used from 1945 till our days.
  3. Besides 53 other ethnic groups (Dao, Ba Na, H'Mông, Hoa, Khơ Me, Mường, Nông, Nùng, Đăng, Thái, Gia Rai, Ê Đê, Chăm...), Việt (Việt or Kinh ethnic group) occupies up to 87% of the Vietnamese population. Many of ethnic minorities have the unnoticeable economic and cultural development, or remain in a primitive state.*See also Các Nền Văn Hoá Việt Nam