lĩnh thổ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 領土 (territory), with the Northern reading of the first character.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˦ˀ˥ tʰo˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˨ tʰow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˨˩˦ tʰow˨˩˦]

    Noun

    lĩnh thổ

    1. (Northern Vietnam, uncommon) territory