Viễn Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠東, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 東 (“east”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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Proper noun

Viễn Đông

  1. (dated) Far East, Orient (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)
    Hòn ngọc Viễn Đông
    Pearl of the Orient

See also

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