Nam tiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南進, composed of 南 (“south”) and 進 (“to advance”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

Nam tiến (“southward advance”), the southward expansion of the territory of Vietnam from the 11^th century to the mid-18^th century CE

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