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thành đô

noun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗo˧˧]Huế [tʰɛɲ˦˩ ʔɗow˧˧]Saigon [tʰan˨˩ ʔɗow˧˧] browser voice
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thành đô means capital city.

Chinese characters: 成都

Meanings of thành đô in English

Noun

  1. capital city

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城 and 都.

Frequently asked questions

What does thành đô mean in English?

thành đô (noun) means "capital city".

How do you pronounce thành đô?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ʔɗo˧˧]; Saigon [tʰan˨˩ ʔɗow˧˧]. Tones: thành — falling tone (huyền), đô — level tone (ngang).

Is thành đô a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thành đô is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 成都.

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.