vạn quốc
Definition
- Noun (Archaic):
- All nations / every nation: A classical term referring collectively to all countries or nations of the world. It is an archaic, literary compound.
- The League of Nations: A specific historical usage as part of the proper name for the international organization established after World War I.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hội Vạn quốc được thành lập sau Thế chiến thứ nhất. (The League of Nations was established after World War I.)
- Trong văn chương cổ, "vạn quốc" thường chỉ toàn thể thiên hạ. (In classical literature, "vạn quốc" often referred to all under heaven.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is almost exclusively found in historical or formal literary contexts. In modern Vietnamese, "các quốc gia" (the nations) or "toàn thế giới" (the whole world) are used for the concept of "all nations."
Variants and Related Words
- Vạn (numeral, archaic): ten thousand; used figuratively to mean "a great multitude" or "all."
- Quốc (noun): nation, country.
- Liên hợp quốc (noun): United Nations (the modern successor organization).
Synonyms
- All nations
- Every country
- The international community (modern equivalent)
Notes on Usage
- "Vạn quốc" is a fixed, classical term. Its components are not used independently in modern Vietnamese to create new phrases with this meaning.
- The primary contemporary recognition of this term comes from its historical use in "Hội Vạn quốc" (The League of Nations).