cửa ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Nowadays, this term seems to refer to gates of the fortified core of historical Hanoi. Some of these old city gates lent their names to modern toponyms like Ô Chợ Dừa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨə˧˩ ʔo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨə˧˨ ʔow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨə˨˩˦ ʔow˧˧]

Noun

cửa ô

  1. (historical) city gate
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