Hoàn Kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還劍, composed of 還 (“to return”) and 劍 (“sword”), from hồ Hoàn Kiếm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˨˩ kiəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ kiəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩ kim˦˥]

Proper noun

Hoàn Kiếm

  1. a district of Hanoi, Vietnam
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