cố đô

See also: co do

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 故都, composed of 故 (“old”) and 都 (“capital”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˦ ʔɗo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ ʔɗow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˦˥ ʔɗow˧˧]

Noun

cố đô

  1. a country's former capital city
    cố đô Huế
    the former capital of Hue
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