châu thổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 洲土, composed of 洲 (“river islet”) and 土 (“soil”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ tʰo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ tʰow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəw˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]

Noun

châu thổ

  1. (geology) a river delta
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