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người Việt

noun
Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ŋɨj˦˩ viək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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người Việt means the Yue people; a Yue person.

Meanings of người Việt in English

Noun

  1. the Yue people, the name given by the Chinese to various ethnic groups in Southern Ancient China and modern Northern Vietnam; a Yue person
  2. ethnic Vietnamese ≈ người Kinh

Words with người Việt

Example sentences with người Việt

  • Người Mĩ gọi nó là Chiến tranh Việt Nam; người Việt gọi nó là Chiến tranh chống Mĩ. Americans call it the Vietnam War; the Vietnamese call it the American War.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, người Việt could be written as 𠊛越. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

người (“human”) + Việt (“Yue; Vietnamese”).

Frequently asked questions

What does người Việt mean in English?

người Việt (noun) means "the Yue people; a Yue person".

How do you pronounce người Việt?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: người — falling tone (huyền), việt — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.