lĩnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 領土 (territory), with the Northern reading of the first character.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

lĩnh thổ

  1. (Northern Vietnam, uncommon) territory