Vạn Lí Trường Thành

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Vạn Lý Trường Thành

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 萬里長城.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːn˧˨ʔ li˧˦ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨˩ʔ lɪj˨˩˦ ʈɨəŋ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˨ lɪj˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩ tʰan˨˩] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˨ lɪj˦˥ ʈɨəŋ˨˩ tʰan˨˩]

Proper noun

Vạn Lí Trường Thành

1. Great Wall of China (an ancient Chinese fortification, almost 4,000 miles long, originally designed to protect China from the Mongols)

Synonyms

• (Great Wall of China): Trường Thành