quốc dân đảng

Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Nationalist Party: A major political party, historically referring to the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang, KMT), which played a dominant role in 20th-century Chinese politics, especially before its retreat to Taiwan in 1949.
   • Nationalist Party (general): In a broader, less common sense, can refer to any political party with a nationalist ideology, although this usage is rare without specific context.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Quốc Dân Đảng từng lãnh đạo Trung Hoa Dân Quốc. (The Nationalist Party once led the Republic of China.)
  • Lịch sử Quốc Dân Đảng rất phức tạp. (The history of the Nationalist Party is very complex.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used as a proper name for the Kuomintang (KMT). In Vietnamese historical or political discourse, it is rarely used generically for other nationalist parties.

Variants and Related Words

• Đảng Quốc Dân: An alternative, less common word order with the same meaning.
• Quốc Dân Đảng Trung Quốc: The Chinese Nationalist Party, used for explicit clarity.

Synonyms

• Kuomintang (KMT): The direct transliteration of the Chinese name for the party.
• Chinese Nationalist Party: The English equivalent.

Related Terms

• Tưởng Giới Thạch (Chiang Kai-shek): A historical leader of the Kuomintang.
• Trung Hoa Dân Quốc (Republic of China): The state historically governed by the Kuomintang.