Nam tiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南進, composed of 南 (“south”) and 進 (“to advance”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ tiəŋ˦˥]

Proper noun

Nam tiến

1. Nam tiến (“southward advance”), the southward expansion of the territory of Vietnam from the 11^th century to the mid-18^th century CE