âu vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of âu +‎ vàng, calque of Chinese 金甌 / 金瓯 (kim âu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

âu vàng

  1. (archaic) nation; border; the land of a country which is intact like a small pot of gold

See also

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