thành thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城市, composed of 城 (“castle; fort; citadel”) and 市 (“city”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

thành thị

  1. the city or urban landscape, as opposed to the country(side)
    Antonym: nông thôn
    thành thị và nông thôn ― the city and the country; urban vs rural
    • 13th century, Trần Nhân Tông, Cư Trần lạc đạo phú 居塵樂道賦 Đệ nhất hội 第一會:
      命𫮋城市用涅山林
      Mình ngồi thành thị, dùng nết sơn lâm.
      Staying at the city, [but] living like it is the mountains.

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