tỉnh thành

See also: tinh thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of tỉnh (“province”) +‎ thành phố (“city”), superficially

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 省城.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˩ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˨ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˨˩˦ tʰan˨˩]

    Noun

    tỉnh thành

    1. provinces and cities, i.e., the top-level administrative subdivisions of Vietnam

    Adjective

    tỉnh thành

    1. developed, sophisticated

    Antonyms

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