mũi Hảo Vọng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mũi (cape) + Sino-Vietnamese word from (good) and (hope), calque of Chinese 好望角 (Hảo Vọng Giác).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muj˦ˀ˥ haːw˧˩ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˧˨ haːw˧˨ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [muj˧˨ haːw˧˨ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muj˨˩˦ haːw˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [muj˨˩˦ haːw˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Proper noun[edit]

mũi Hảo Vọng

  1. the Cape of Good Hope (a cape in southwestern South Africa)