# 越南
## Chinese

* 越南 (消歧義) (Written Standard Chinese)
* 越南 (Cantonese)
* 越南 (Gan)
* 越南 (Wu)
* 越南 (Classical)
* Oa̍t-lâm (Southern Min)
* Uŏk-nàng (Eastern Min)
* Ye̍t-nàm (Hakka)

### Etymology

越 (“Yue”) +‎ 南 (“south”). See 越 (yuè) and Vietnamese Việt Nam for more.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Yuènán
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut$^6$ naam$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): Ye̍t-nàm / Ya̍t-nàm
    (Hailu, HRS): rhad$^ˋ$ nam
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yad$^6$ nam$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): Uŏk-nàng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): oeh$^7$ nang$^2$ / yeh$^7$ nang$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Oa̍t-lâm
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uag$^8$ nam$^5$ / uêg$^8$ lam$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$yuq-noe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Yuènán
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Yuènán
*** Wade–Giles: Yüeh$^4$-nan$^2$
*** Yale: Ywè-nán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehnan
*** Palladius: Юэнань (Juenanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛ⁵¹ nän³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyut$^6$ naam$^4$
*** Yale: yuht nàahm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyt$^9$ naam$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yud$^6$ nam$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːt̚² naːm²¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ye̍t-nàm
*** Hakka Romanization System: ied nam$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yad$^6$ nam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯et̚⁵ nam¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍t-nàm
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iad nam$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yad$^6$ nam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯at̚⁵ nam¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhad$^ˋ$ nam
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒat² nam⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yad$^6$ nam$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /iat̚⁵ nam¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Uŏk-nàng
*** Sinological IPA : /uoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡaŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: oeh$^7$ nang$^2$ [Phonetic: oeh$^6$ nang$^2$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: E̤̍h-náng
*** Sinological IPA : /œʔ⁴⁻¹ naŋ¹³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: yeh$^7$ nang$^2$ [Phonetic: yeh$^6$ nang$^2$]
*** Sinological IPA : /yøʔ²⁴⁻² naŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Oa̍t-lâm
*** Tâi-lô: Ua̍t-lâm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oadlaam
*** IPA (Xiamen): /uat̚⁴⁻³² lam²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /uat̚²⁴⁻² lam²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lam¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /uat̚⁴⁻³² lam²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /uat̚⁴⁻³² lam²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uag$^8$ nam$^5$ / uêg$^8$ lam$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍k nâm / ue̍k lâm
*** Sinological IPA : /uak̚⁴⁻² nam⁵⁵/, /uek̚⁴⁻² lam⁵⁵/
* uag8 nam5 - Shantou;
* uêg8 lam5 - Chaozhou.

### Proper noun

越南
* Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

#### Synonyms

* 安南 (Ānnán, “Annam”)

#### Derived terms

* 越南人 (yuènánrén)
* 越南共和國 / 越南共和国 (Yuènán Gònghéguó)
* 越南煎餅 / 越南煎饼 (Yuènán jiānbǐng)
* 越南猴子 (Yuènán hóuzi)
* 越南社會主義共和國 / 越南社会主义共和国 (Yuènán Shèhuì Zhǔyì Gònghéguó)
* 越南語 / 越南语 (yuènányǔ)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 越(えつ)南(なん) (Etsunan)
* → Okinawan: 越(いつ)南(なん) (Itsunan)
* → Korean: 월남(越南) (Wollam)
* → Vietnamese: Việt Nam (越南)
Others:
* → Zhuang: Yeznanz

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 越 | 南 |
| えつ Grade: S | なん Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | goon |
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 越南 (Yuènán).
For the further etymology of the name of the country, see Vietnam#Etymology.

#### Proper noun

越(えつ)南(なん) • (Etsunan)
* Synonym of ベトナム (Betonamu): Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 越 | 南 |
| ベトナム ||
| Grade: S (ateji) | Grade: 2 (ateji) |
| irregular ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 越南 – see the following entry. :
| 【ベトナム】 | [proper noun] Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia) |
(This term, 越南, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### See also

* 安(あん)南(なん) (Annan, another older name for Vietnam)

### Anagrams

* 南(なん)越(えつ) (Nan'etsu, older name for Vietnam)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 越 | 南 |

### Proper noun

越南 • (Wollam) (hangeul 월남)
* hanja form of 월남 (“Vietnam”)

## Okinawan

Kanji in this term :
| 越 | 南 |
| いつ Grade: S | なん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 越南 (Yuènán).

### Proper noun

越(いつ)南(なん) (Itsunan)
* Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonyms: ベトナム (Betonamu), 安南 (Annan)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 越 | 南 |

### Proper noun

越南
* chữ Hán form of Việt Nam (“Vietnam”).