vịnh Hạ Long

Vietnamese

vịnh Hạ Long

Etymology

vịnh (“bay”) +‎ Hạ Long.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vïŋ˧˨ʔ haː˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨn˨˩ʔ haː˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [vɨn˨˩ʔ haː˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨn˨˩˨ haː˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jɨn˨˩˨ haː˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

vịnh Hạ Long

1. Hạ Long Bay (a bay in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean)