hợp chúng quốc

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (eggcorn) hợp chủng quốc === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 合眾國, composed of 合 (“united”), 眾 (“masses”) and 國 (“country; state”), from Chinese 合眾國 / 合众国 (hézhòngguó). The exact etymology is unclear. The 眾 / 众 (“the masses”) (Japanese 衆 (shū)) might have been a misinterpretation of Japanese 州 (shū, châu, “province; state”), thus a literal "united states" 合眾 / 合众 (literally “the united masses”) or 眾國 / 众国 (literally “states of the masses”) might convey something similar to 共和 (gònghé, “republican (states)”), thus a "united republican states" === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həːp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ kuək̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [həːp̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kuək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [həːp̚˨˩˨ cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ wək̚˦˥] === Noun === hợp chúng quốc (almost always in countries' official names) the united states === Further reading === “Hợp chúng quốc Hoa Kỳ hay Hợp chủng quốc Hoa Kỳ?”, in Báo Điện tử VTV News‎[1], 16 July 2015, retrieved 4 May 2019