Liên Hợp Quốc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Liên Hiệp Quốc
• LHQ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 聯合國, composed of 聯合 (“union”) and 國 (“country”), from Chinese 聯合國／联合国 (Liánhéguó). Compare Japanese 連合国 (Rengōkoku, “Allies”) and Korean 연합국 (Yeonhapguk, “Allies”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liən˧˧ həːp̚˧˨ʔ kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [liəŋ˧˧ həːp̚˨˩ʔ kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [liəŋ˧˧ həːp̚˨˩˨ wək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Liên Hợp Quốc

1. the United Nations