cách mạng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

cách-mạng, cách mệnh, cách-mệnh, kách mệnh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 革命, composed of 革 (“to change”) and 命 (“the Mandate of Heaven”), Japanese 革命 (“revolution”), Literary Chinese 革命 (gémìng, “to change from one dynasty to another”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kajk̟̚˧˦ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kat̚˦˧˥ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kat̚˦˥ maːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

cách mạng

a revolution (political upheaval; removal and replacement of a government)

See also

Derived terms

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