Thừa Thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 承天.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩ tʰiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˦˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Thừa Thiên

    1. Thừa Thiên (a feudal province of Vietnam, later part of Bình Trị Thiên Province (along with Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị), then part of Thừa Thiên Huế Province, and hence now part of Hue)