Áo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ao"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奧, contracted from Mandarin 奧地利／奥地利 (Àodìlì, Áo Địa Lợi), transcription from European language.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦˥]
• Homophone: áo

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Proper noun

Áo

1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)

Adjective

Áo

1. Austrian

See also

• Áo-Hung (“Austria-Hungary”)
• Úc (alternate reading of the same character)