Ho Chi Minh
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6.6
- proper noun
- /hoʊ tʃi mɪn/
- Ho Chi Minh runs five more divisions up my ass!
Examples
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The Northern leader, Ho Chi Minh... ...had been a great patriot against the Japanese and the French.
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During the Vietnam War, Ho Chi Minh became a symbol of national unity and resistance.
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The Northern leader, Ho Chi Minh... ...had been a great patriot against the Japanese and the French.
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Ho Chi Minh's statement over Hanoi radio this morning.
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Ho Chi Minh's statement over Hanoi radio this morning.
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Stopping in old Saigon first... ...now Ho Chi Minh City... ...my heart trembled with anticipation as I took Jimmy to see his father... ...who, as a teenage girl, I'd fallen madly in love with... ...twenty years before.
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Ho Chi Minh is remembered as the founding father of modern Vietnam.
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Many streets in Vietnam are named after Ho Chi Minh to honor his legacy.
Synonyms
The birth name of Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese leader who fought for independence
Surface Forms
Morphology
Ho + Chi + Minh
This is a personal name whose constituents do not transparently convey the biographical meaning (Vietnamese communist leader and statesman). Knowing the elements 'Ho', 'Chi', and 'Minh' would not allow a B1 learner to infer the referent or its historical/political significance, so the expression is arbitrary and language-specific rather than compositional.
Etymology
Ho Chi Minh was the name the Vietnamese leader chose for himself and it comes from words meaning 'bringer of light'. He used this name as a sign of hope and to show he wanted to guide the country, so today Ho Chi Minh is a symbol of 'independence' and 'national unity'.