mũi Hảo Vọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

mũi (“cape”) +

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 好 (“good”) and 望 (“hope”), calque of Chinese 好望角 (Hảo Vọng Giác).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muj˦ˀ˥ haːw˧˩ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˧˨ haːw˧˨ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [muj˧˨ haːw˧˨ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [muj˨˩˦ haːw˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [muj˨˩˦ haːw˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

    Proper noun

    mũi Hảo Vọng

    1. the Cape of Good Hope (a cape in southwestern South Africa)
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