Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Vietnamese

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Etymology

From thành phố (city) +‎ Hồ Chí Minh (first president of Vietnam).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ fo˧˦ ho˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ fow˨˩˦ how˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ mɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ fow˦˥ how˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧]
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Proper noun

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

  1. Ho Chi Minh City (a city in Vietnam)

Usage notes

This name is unofficially proscribed within some Vietnamese American communities, which continue to refer to the city as Sài Gòn.

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