âu vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of âu +‎ vàng, calque of Chinese 金甌／金瓯 (kim âu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(archaic) nation; border; the land of a country which is intact like a small pot of gold

See also

kim âu

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