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người Kinh

noun
Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]Huế [ŋɨj˦˩ kɨn˧˧]Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ kɨn˧˧] browser voice
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người Kinh means ethnic Vietnamese.

Meanings of người Kinh in English

Noun

  1. ethnic Vietnamese

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, người Kinh could be written as 𠊛京. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compound of người + Kinh (“capital city”, 京).

Frequently asked questions

What does người Kinh mean in English?

người Kinh (noun) means "ethnic Vietnamese".

How do you pronounce người Kinh?

IPA: Hanoi [ŋɨəj˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]; Saigon [ŋɨj˨˩ kɨn˧˧]. Tones: người — falling tone (huyền), kinh — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.