kiến quốc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建國, composed of 建 and 國.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiən˧˦ kuək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ kuək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ wək̚˦˥]

kiến quốc

1. to found a country; to establish a nation-state; to build a nation