Lào Cai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lào Cai.

Proper noun

Lào Cai

A province of Vietnam.
A city in Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

Chinese:
Mandarin: 老街 (zh) (Lǎojiē)

Vietnamese: Lào Cai (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 老街 (“Old Town”; SV: Lão Nhai), via Hmong.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩ kaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˦˩ kaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩ kaːj˧˧]

Proper noun

Lào Cai

Lào Cai (a province of Vietnam)
Lào Cai (a city in Vietnam)

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