Đồng Hới

See also: Đông Hồi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Đồng Hới.

Proper noun

Đồng Hới

1. A city in Quảng Bình, Vietnam.

Translations

city in Quảng Bình, Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洞海 (Dònghǎi)

• Vietnamese: Đồng Hới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Although this placename was spelled as 洞海 (MC duwngH xojX) (SV: Động Hải), this is obviously just the common usage of phonograms and has no bearing on the actual etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ həːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ həːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ həːj˦˥]

Proper noun

Đồng Hới

1. Đồng Hới (a city in Quảng Bình, Vietnam)