biển hồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

biển (“sea”) +‎ hồ (“lake”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˧˩ ho˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˨ how˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ how˨˩]

Noun

biển hồ

  1. large lake (with a vast expanse of water like the sea)

Usage notes

When capitalised, this can refer to a number of large lakes as such, most notably T'Nưng Lake in Vietnam and Tonlé Sap in Cambodia.

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