Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːɹiəvʊŋtaʊ/

Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu

1. A province of Vietnam.

Bà Rịa +‎ Vũng Tàu.

"Bà Rịa": means "Mrs. Rịa", named after Nguyễn Thị Rịa. Ancient Chinese documents such as the New Book of Tang mention the chiefdom of Poli (婆利). Maybe it's Brunei/Borneo, not Bà Rịa.

"Vũng Tàu": vũng +‎ tàu, means "ships puddle". It is possible that its original meaning was "Bay of Ships" referring to the nearby Gành Rái Bay.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ ziə˧˨ʔ vʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥ taw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ ʐiə˨˩ʔ vʊwŋ͡m˧˨ taw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ ɹiə˨˩˨ vʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩] ~ [ʔɓaː˨˩ ɹiə˨˩˨ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ta(ː)w˨˩]
• Phonetic: bà rịa vũng tàu

Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu

1. Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (a province of Vietnam)