Thanh Long

See also: thanh long

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Thanh-Long, Thanh-long

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青龍, composed of 青 (“blue”) and 龍 (“dragon”), from Literary Chinese 青龍 (qīnglóng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Homophone: thanh long

Proper noun

Thanh Long

  1. the Azure Dragon
    Coordinate terms: Bạch Hổ, Chu Tước, Huyền Vũ
  2. a commune of Hà Quảng district, Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam
  3. a commune of Yên Mỹ district, Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam
  4. a commune of Văn Lãng district, Lạng Sơn Province, Vietnam
  5. a commune of Thanh Chương district, Nghệ An Province, Vietnam

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