Phú Sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Phú Sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 富士, from Japanese 富士 (Fuji).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fu˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fʊw˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fʊw˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [fʊw˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Phú Sĩ

Fuji
núi Phú Sĩ ― Mount Fuji

Usage notes

This is the only placename in Japan whose Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation is currently commonly used.

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