thị trấn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 市鎮, composed of (market) and (town).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˨ʔ t͡ɕən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩ʔ ʈəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˨ ʈəŋ˦˥]

Noun

thị trấn

  1. commune-level town (Vietnamese administrative unit)