nông thôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 農村, composed of (agrarian) and (village).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰon˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰoŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰoŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    nông thôn

    1. the countryside; the country; rural areas
      Antonym: thành thị

    Derived terms