địa bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 地盤 (“turf”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    địa bàn

    1. (obsolete, navigational instrument) synonym of la bàn (“compass”)
    2. (of a political subdivision) the whole territory
      địa bàn tỉnh Quảng Trị
      the territory of Quảng Trị province
    3. (of a gang) a turf
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