kim âu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金甌.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]

Noun

kim âu

  1. a golden cup
  2. (obsolete, literary) the nation, particularly in the context of stability and security

References

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