Haiphong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vietnamese Hải Phòng.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪfɒŋ/

Proper noun

Haiphong

A city in Vietnam.
- 1999, McCain, John, Faith of My Fathers‎, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 263:
  Most of the arms and supplies used by North Vietnam's armies entered the country through the port of Haiphong, with lesser amounts entering through the smaller ports of Cam Pha and Hong Gai.

Translations

city in Vietnam

Chinese:
Cantonese: 海防 (hoi² fong⁴)

Mandarin: 海防 (zh) (Hǎifáng)
German: Haiphong n
Vietnamese: Hải Phòng (vi)

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