to sell one’s country down the river ☊ 
buôn dân bán nước ☊ to leave one’s native country (for good) ☊ bán xới ☊ field mouse, country mouse ☊ chuột đồng quê ☊ to save the country from danger ☊ cứu vong ☊ peasant, country people ☊ dân quê ☊ rural inhabitants, country folk ☊ dân thôn quê ☊ kind of song (which country boys and girls sing back and ☊ hát ví ☊ countrymen, country folk ☊ kẻ quê ☊ to sell one’s country to seek honors ☊ mại quốc cầu vinh ☊ across the (entire) country or nation, all over the country, nationwide ☊ trên toàn quốc ☊ lose one’s country (to invaders) ☊ vong quốc ☊ beneficial to one’s country and people ☊ ích quốc lợi dân ☊ each country has its own customs and ☊ đất lề quê thói ☊