địa bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地盤 (“turf”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

địa bàn

  1. (obsolete, navigational instrument) synonym of la bàn (“compass”)
  2. (of a political subdivision) the whole territory
    địa bàn tỉnh Quảng Trị
    the territory of Quảng Trị province
  3. (of a gang) a turf
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