xứ Nghệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

xứ (region) +‎ Nghệ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˦ ŋe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɨ˨˩˦ ŋej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɨ˦˥ ŋej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

xứ Nghệ

  1. (literary) synonym of Nghệ An (a province of Vietnam)
  2. (historical) The geographic region in Vietnam comprised of Nghệ An Province, and Hà Tĩnh Province