Bắc Hà

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北河.

bắc (“north”) +‎ hà (“river”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ haː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ haː˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ haː˨˩]

Proper noun

A district of Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
(historical) Northern Vietnam during the 17^th–18^th centuries
(uranography) "North River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well

See also

Nam Hà
Đàng Ngoài
Bắc Thành
Tonkin

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