đại nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 大內.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ noj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ noj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ noj˨˩˨]

    Noun

    đại nội

    1. imperial palace

    Usage notes

    • Often capitalised as Đại nội, Đại Nội and refers to the palace in Huế.