Hải Dương

See also: hải dương

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Hải Dương.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪzʊəŋ/

Proper noun

Hải Dương

1. A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
2. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

former province of Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 海陽 / 海阳 (hoi² joeng⁴)

  Mandarin: 海陽 / 海阳 (zh) (Hǎiyáng)

• Vietnamese: Hải Dương (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海陽.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˩ zɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Hải Dương

1. Hải Dương (a former province of Vietnam) (abolished in 2025)
   • 19th century, Hải Dương phong vật khúc dụng quốc âm ca (海陽風物曲用國音歌):

     城東𩈘鎮海陽
     暈紅𣋽𤍊𡬷󰱺威𡗶
     𨑮糁縣滝𣳢𦂾錦
     城六稜高湿鐄磋

     Thành Đông mặt trấn Hải Dương,
     Vầng hồng sớm tỏ, tấc gang oai Trời.
     Mười tám huyện, sông ngòi dệt gấm,
     Thành lục lăng, cao thấp vàng xây.

     The Eastern Fort in the province of Hải Dương,
     Received the early sunlight, always inches away from the power of Heaven.
     Rivers and streams weave into brocade throughout [the province's] eighteen districts,
     The hexagonal fort, tall or low, was painted golden.

2. Hải Dương (a city in Vietnam)

Descendants

• → English: Hải Dương