ranh giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

ranh (“border”, fossil word) + Chinese 界 (jiè, “boundary”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ zəːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐɛɲ˧˧ jəːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹan˧˧ jəːj˦˥]

Noun

ranh giới

  1. a spatial boundary or border, especially a geopolitical one
    ranh giới giữa Đàng Trong và Đàng Ngoài
    the border between Đàng Trong and Đàng Ngoài
    Trung Quốc đơn phương đặt ra ranh giới "đường lưỡi bò" ở Biển Đông.
    China has unilaterally placed a boundary known as the "cow-tongue line" in the South China Sea.

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