Bắc thuộc

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 北屬, composed of 北 (“north; Chinese”) and 屬 (“to be subjugated by”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˨˩˨] === Adjective === Bắc thuộc (historical, chiefly of a period of time) when the ethnic Vietnamese were colonized by the Chinese thời Bắc thuộc ― when we were colonized by the Chinese === See also === Pháp thuộc