Oa-sinh-tơn

From English Washington.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwaː˧˧ sïŋ˧˧ təːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwaː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧ təːŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔwaː˧˧ sɨn˧˧ təːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)waː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧ təːŋ˧˧] ~ [(ʔ)waː˧˧ sɨn˧˧ təːŋ˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: oa sinh tơn

Oa-sinh-tơn

1. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
   • 1965, Tố Hữu, Ê-mi-ly, con‎^[1]:

     Oa-sinh-tơn
     Buổi hoàng hôn
     Ôi những linh hồn
     Còn mất?
     Đã đến phút lòng ta sáng nhất!
     Ta đốt thân ta
     Cho ngọn lửa chói loà
     Sự thật.

     Washington
     At dusk
     O, dear souls
     Do remain or have departed?
     Now comes the moment where my heart burns brightest!
     I set myself ablaze
     So that the flame may dazzle
     With truth.

3. George Washington (the first president of the United States)
4. (dated, figuratively, metonymic) Washington (federal government or administrative authority of the United States)

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