vietnamとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/, /ˌviːətˈnæm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnæm/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA: /ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/, /ˌvɪjətˈnam/, /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/, /ˌvjɛtˈnam/
• (General American) IPA: /viˌɛtˈnɑm/, /viˌɪt/, /ˌvi.ɪt-/, /ˌvi.ət-/, /(ˈ)vjɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/
• (Scotland) IPA: /ˌvi.ətˈnam/, /ˌvjɛtˈnam/
• (米国発音, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA: /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
• 韻: -ɑːm, -æm

固有名詞

Vietnam

1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

   Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam

   • 2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic‎, archived from the original on 11 April 2021:

     But as in the case of Japan, the results of self-dealing corruption largely remain in the country rather than escaping to Swiss bank accounts as often happened with the style of 1950s era corruption seen in Vietnam or the Philippines.

2. (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.

   Synonym: (informal) Nam

   • 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:

     David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers

派生語

派生した語

• → Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (biyaknam)
• → Japanese: ベトナム (Betonamu)
• → Okinawan: ベトナム (Betonamu)

Further reading

• Category:Vietnam on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Vietnam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vietnam on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Vietnam on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• “Vietnam”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Vietnam”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

名詞

Vietnam (plural Vietnams)

1. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.

   another Vietnam

   the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)

   France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)

2. (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
   • 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:

     Welcome back to Vietnam, California.

   • 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:

     Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.

3. (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
   • 1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:

     Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.

   • 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:

     Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam

参考

• Countries of the world

• Srebrenica, Chernobyl