Viễn Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠東, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 東 (“east”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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    Proper noun

    Viễn Đông

    1. (dated) Far East, Orient (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)
      Hòn ngọc Viễn Đông
      Pearl of the Orient

    See also

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