người Việt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəj˨˩ viət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˦˩ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨj˨˩ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ŋɨj˨˩ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

người Việt • (𠊛越)

1. (history) 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. the Vietnamese people, the nationals of Vietnam; a Vietnamese national
3. the Vietnamese people, also known as the Kinh people, the only major ethnic group in Vietnam, whose mother language is Vietnamese; a Kinh person

Synonyms

• (Vietnamese nationals): người Việt Nam
• (Kinh people): người Kinh