Quy Nhơn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Quy Nhơn.

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

  1. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歸仁, literally, “to return to humanity/compassion/benevolence”, with the Central-Southern reading of the second character. An earlier name was 懷仁 / 怀仁 (Hoài Nhơn), with a similar literal meaning.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwi˧˧ ɲəːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

  1. Quy Nhơn (a city in Vietnam)
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