thành thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城市, composed of 城 (“castle; fort; citadel”) and 市 (“city”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

thành thị

the city or urban landscape, as opposed to the country(side)
Antonym: nông thôn

thành thị và nông thôn ― the city and the country; urban vs rural
- 13th century, Trần Nhân Tông, Cư Trần lạc đạo phú 居塵樂道賦 Đệ nhất hội 第一會:
  命(mình)𫮋(ngồi)城(thành)市(thị)用(dùng)涅(nết)山(sơn)林(lâm)
  Staying at the city, [but] living like it is the mountains.

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