Thái Nguyên

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Thái Nguyên.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθaɪnwɪn/

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

  1. A province of Vietnam.
  2. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

See also

Province-level divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in English (layout · text)
Municipalities: Cần Thơ · Da Nang · Hanoi · Haiphong · Hue · Ho Chi Minh City
Provinces: An Giang · Bắc Ninh · Cà Mau · Cao Bằng · Đắk Lắk · Điện Biên · Đồng Nai · Đồng Tháp · Gia Lai · Hà Tĩnh · Hưng Yên · Khánh Hoà · Lai Châu · Lạng Sơn · Lào Cai · Lâm Đồng · Nghệ An · Ninh Bình · Phú Thọ · Quảng Ngãi · Quảng Ninh · Quảng Trị · Sơn La · Tây Ninh · Thái Nguyên · Thanh Hoá · Tuyên Quang · Vĩnh Long

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太原 (“Large Plain”). To indicate the midland topography of the province and around the city.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ ŋwiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

  1. Thái Nguyên (a province of Vietnam)
  2. Thái Nguyên (a city in Vietnam)
  3. Taiyuan (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China)

Descendants

  • → English: Thái Nguyên
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