Đông Kinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 東京, composed of 東 (“eastern”) and 京 (“capital”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Đông Kinh

1. a ward of Lạng Sơn, Vietnam
2. a rural commune in Thái Bình, Vietnam
3. (obsolete) a former name of Đông Kết, a rural commune in Hưng Yên, Vietnam
4. (history) former name of Hanoi, capital city of Vietnam
5. (obsolete) Tokyo (a prefecture, the capital city of Japan)
6. (history) Kaifeng (a prefecture-level city in Henan, China; former capital of China)
7. (history) Xingqing
8. (history) Liaoyang (a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China; former capital from 1621 to 1625 of China)
9. (history) Gyeongju, Donggyeong (the ancient capital of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo, from 987 to 1012; now a modern city in South Korea)

Synonyms

• (Tokyo): Tô-ki-ô
• (Kaifeng): Khai Phong
• (Xingqing): Hưng Khánh
• (Liaoyang): Liêu Dương

See also

• Tonkin