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Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924–979; r. 968–979 ), real name allegedly Đinh Hoàn ( 丁 桓 ), [1] was the founding emperor of the short-lived Đinh dynasty of Vietnam, after declaring its independence from the Chinese Southern Han dynasty. He was a significant figure in the establishment of Vietnamese independence and political unity in the 10th ...
The Tale of Kiều is an epic poem in Vietnamese written by Nguyễn Du (1765–1820), well known in Vietnamese literature. The original title in Vietnamese is Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh (斷腸新聲, "A New Cry From a Broken Heart"), but it is better known as Truyện Kiều (傳翹, IPA: [t͡ɕwiən˧˨ʔ kiəw˨˩] ⓘ, lit.
Đàm Vĩnh Hưng (born 2 October 1971 [citation needed] ), often referred to by his nickname Mr. Dam[citation needed] is a Vietnamese singer. He won 2 Dedication awards and multiple awards in Vietnam. Besides pop, he also performed many pre-war songs, Trinh Cong Son 's songs and yellow music. He is one of the most highly paid singers in ...
Emperor Quang Trung ( Vietnamese: [kwāːŋ ʈūŋm]; chữ Hán: 光中, 1753 – 16 September 1792) or Nguyễn Huệ ( Vietnamese: [ŋwĩəŋ hwêˀ]; chữ Hán: 阮惠 ), also known as Nguyễn Quang Bình ( Vietnamese: [ŋwĩəŋ kwāːŋ ɓîŋ̟]; chữ Hán: 阮光平 ), was the second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty, reigning from ...
Vietnamese in Latin script, called Chữ Quốc ngữ, is the currently-used script. It was first developed by Portuguese missionaries in the 17th century, based on the pronunciation of Portuguese language and alphabet. For 200 years, Chữ Quốc Ngữ was mainly used within the Catholic community. [47]
Chữ Hán (𡨸漢, literally 'Han characters', Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ haːn˧˦]) is the term for Chinese characters in Vietnamese. Chữ Hán are used to write Literary Chinese (Hán văn; 漢文) and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in the Vietnamese language.
Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940 – 15 October 1964) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and member of the Việt Cộng (National Liberation Front). He gained notoriety after being captured by South Vietnamese forces while trying to assassinate United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. who were visiting South Vietnam in May 1964.
Trần Dynasty. Prince of Bảo Nghĩa Trần Bình Trọng ( chữ Hán: 陳 平 仲) (1259–1285) was a general of the Trần Dynasty well known for his heroic action in the war of Dai Viet against the second Mongol invasion. After the capture of Trần Bình Trọng by the army of the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan 's prince Toghan attempted to ...