| 北 |
Běi Yuè | North Vietnam / North Vietnamese |
| 北 |
běi | north / (classical) to be defeated |
| 越 |
Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 越 |
yuè | to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more |