Hồ Chí Minh

See also: Ho Chi Minh

Vietnamese

Etymology

胡 (a common Vietnamese surname, SV: Hồ) +‎ 志明 (“enlightened will”, SV: Chí Minh). It is the most well-known pseudonym of Nguyễn Sinh Cung (1890-1969), the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ mɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Hồ Chí Minh • (胡志明)

1. Hồ Chí Minh, the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
2. (usually Northern Vietnam and Central Vietnam) short for Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (“Ho Chi Minh City”)

   Tôi sống ở Hồ Chí Minh.

   I live in Ho Chi Minh City.