Tây Đức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 西德, composed of 西 (west) and (Germany).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Tây Đức

  1. (historical, 1949–1990) West Germany (a former country in Central Europe, distinguished from the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as East Germany; official name: Cộng hoà Liên bang Đức (Federal Republic of Germany))

See also