chí tuyến
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
chí (“most”) + tuyến (“line”). Likely clipped from 夏至線/夏至线 (Xiàzhìxiàn) and 冬至線/冬至线 (Dōngzhìxiàn).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ twiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ twiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɪj˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]
Noun[edit]
- (geography) a tropic (latitude boundary of the torrid zone)
- Chí tuyến Bắc ― The Tropic of Cancer; The Northern Tropic
- Chí tuyến Nam ― The Tropic of Capricorn; The Southern Tropic