Thái Nguyên

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Thái Nguyên.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθaɪnwɪn/

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

1. A province of Vietnam.
2. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 太原 (taai³ jyun⁴)

  Mandarin: 太原 (zh) (Tàiyuán)

• Vietnamese: Thái Nguyên (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太原 (“Large Plain”). To indicate the midland topography of the province and around the city.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ ŋwiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thái Nguyên

1. Thái Nguyên (a province of Vietnam)
2. Thái Nguyên (a city in Vietnam)
3. Taiyuan (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China)

Descendants

• → English: Thái Nguyên