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doi moi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A program of political and economic reforms initiated in Vietnam from 1986.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

An unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese đổi mới (“reform”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 革新開放 /革新开放 — reform system
  • Japanese: ドイモイ (doimoi) — reform system
  • Japanese: 刷新 (sasshin) — reform system
  • Vietnamese: Đổi Mới — reform system