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không quốc gia

adjectivenoun
Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧]Huế [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˦˧˥ jaː˧˧]Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧] browser voice
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không quốc gia means stateless.

Meanings of không quốc gia in English

Adjective

  1. stateless

Noun

  1. statelessness ≈ vô quốc tịchkhông quốc tịch

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, không quốc gia could be written as 空國家. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

không (空) (“no; to lack”) + quốc gia (國家) (“state, nation”), calque of English stateless.

Frequently asked questions

What does không quốc gia mean in English?

không quốc gia (adjective) means "stateless".

How do you pronounce không quốc gia?

IPA: Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kuək̚˧˦ zaː˧˧]; Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ wək̚˦˥ jaː˧˧]. Tones: không — level tone (ngang), quốc — rising tone (sắc), gia — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.