goigoi

mẫu quốc

Pronunciation Northern /məʔəw˧˥ kwəwk˧˥/ Central /məw˧˩˨ kwə̰wk˩˧/ Southern /məw˨˩˦ wəwk˧˥/
Listen
mother country
Noun
mother country

Learn more

After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.

  • Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning

    Open the 10days lesson list

    An introductory textbook over ten days. Choose a lesson to read and listen to.

  • Learn conversation through a story

    Read about “Tết, the Third Time”

    A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.

  • Practise words and sounds in short activities

    Choose from the practice list

    Choose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.

1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Sense 1 Noun
mother country Politics & InstitutionsTheme

A metropole or colonial power that governs and controls territories or populations in its colonies.

vi Những quy định từ mẫu quốc có ảnh hưởng lớn đến vùng thuộc địa.

en Regulations from the mother country have a great impact on the colony.

Parts
mẫu / quốc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 母國 …
▸

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 母國

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
母國
Candidates by syllable
mẫu 母 quốc 國
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
người mẫu / hình mẫu / nhũ mẫu / gương mẫu …
▸
Sources, license, and AI

This page may include definitions, examples, translations, or exercise prompts edited, translated, or summarized by goigoi from Wiktionary contributors.

Applicable text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made.

Chinese-character and chữ Nôm forms are reference displays. Some are source-aligned for the whole word; others are assembled from per-syllable character mappings and are not necessarily the only or official spelling.

Some meanings, translations, or examples may be AI-assisted. Mistakes or awkward phrasing may remain.