tỉnh thành

See also: tinh thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of tỉnh (“province”) +‎ thành phố (“city”), superficially Sino-Vietnamese word from 省城.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˨ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˨˩˦ tʰan˨˩]

Noun

tỉnh thành

  1. provinces and cities, i.e., the top-level administrative subdivisions of Vietnam

Adjective

tỉnh thành

  1. developed, sophisticated

Antonyms

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