Thái Nguyên

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Thái Nguyên.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθaɪnwɪn/

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

A province of Vietnam.
A city in Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

Vietnamese: Thái Nguyên (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太原 (“Large Plain”). To indicate the midland topography of the province and around the city.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ ŋwiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

Thái Nguyên (a province of Vietnam)
Thái Nguyên (a city in Vietnam)
Taiyuan (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China)

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