西堤

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Chinese

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west dike
simp. and trad.
(西堤)
西

Etymology

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Short for 西貢 + 堤岸, literally “Saigon and Cholon”, referring to the unified entity of “Saigon-Cholon Region” (Thành ủy Sài Gòn - Chợ Lớn) formed in 1931.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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西堤

  1. (chiefly Vietnam) Ho Chi Minh City; Saigon