Cửu Long
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 九龍. Literally, “nine dragons”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiw˧˩ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨw˧˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [kɨw˧˨ lɔŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨw˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
Proper noun
[edit]- the name of the Mekong and its distributaries flowing SE through Vietnam
- Synonym: sông Cửu Long
- Kowloon (an urban area of Hong Kong)