How do you say “citadel” in Vietnamese?

“Citadel” in Vietnamese is thành luỹ (strong-hold), thành quách (castles), thành trì (a stronghold).

Vietnamese words for “citadel”

• thành luỹListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ lwi˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰan˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]thành falling luỹ creaky rising

  strong-hold; rampart

  for “citadel” meaning: A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

• thành quáchListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ kwajk̟̚˧˦] · Saigon [tʰan˨˩ wat̚˦˥]thành falling quách rising

  castles; citadels

  for “citadel” meaning: A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

• thành trìListennoun
  Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕi˨˩] · Saigon [tʰan˨˩ ʈɪj˨˩]thành falling trì falling

  a stronghold

  for “citadel” meaning: A strong fortress that sits high above a city.

Related Vietnamese words

• thànhListennoun

  into

• kìListennoun

  to rub off; to rub out

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.