tiểu bang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小邦, composed of 小 (“small”) and 邦 (“polity”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) tiểu bang

1. (chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) state (a political division of a federation)

Synonyms

• (state): bang (Vietnam)

Derived terms

• liên tiểu bang

Related terms

• liên bang