thủ phủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首府.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ fu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ fʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thủ phủ

  1. capital city of a sub-national administrative region, potentially excluding those of sub-national republics and kingdoms
    Juneau là phủ thủ bang Alaska.
    Juneau is the capital city of Alaska.

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