Cao Câu Li

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高句麗.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ kəw˧˧ li˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ kəw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ kəw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

Proper noun

Cao Câu Li

  1. (historical) Goguryeo (an ancient kingdom in modern Korea, one of the Three Kingdoms, existing from 37 BCE to 668 C.E.; at its maximum covering all of North Korea, the northern part of South Korea, parts of Manchuria in northeast China, and parts of Primorsky Krai in Russia)

See also