Khải Hoàn Môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”), 還 (“return”) and 門 (“gate”). Compare Chinese 凱旋門 / 凯旋门 (kǎixuánmén, “triumphal arch”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ mon˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Khải Hoàn Môn

    1. the Arc de Triomphe
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