đại nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大內.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ noj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ noj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ noj˨˩˨]

Noun

đại nội

  1. imperial palace

Usage notes

  • Often capitalised as Đại nội, Đại Nội and refers to the palace in Huế.