北越

Běiyuè
  1. (historical) North Vietnam (a former Communist country in Southeast Asia that governed northern Vietnam from 1945 to 1975)
  2. North Vietnam (a former Communist country in Southeast Asia that governed northern Vietnam from 1945 to 1975)
  3. northern Vietnam

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北越 Běi Yuè
  1. North Vietnam
  2. North Vietnamese

Entry Composition

=1 北 běi
  1. north
  2. (classical) to be defeated
=1 北 bèi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
  2. Original form of 背 (bèi, “back; to betray”).
=2 越 Yuè
  1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
  2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南
=2 越 yuè
  1. to exceed
  2. to climb over
  3. to surpass
  4. the more... the more
=2 越 huó
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to bore a hole; to drill a hole
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, music) small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  3. small hole at the bottom of a se, a traditional Chinese musical instrument
  4. to bore a hole; to drill a hole