Biển Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

biển (“sea”) +‎ đông (“east”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Proper noun

Biển Đông

South China Sea

Usage notes

Biển is always capitalized here. Compare Hồ in Hồ Gươm.

See also

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