English Dictionary

Vietnam

/(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/

noun

A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory. / (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.

I visited Vietnam last year.

意味（1）

A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.

another Vietnam

意味（2）

(US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.

Welcome back to Vietnam, California.

意味（3）

(US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.

Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. It was my Vietnam, he moaned a few months later.