Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(abbreviated) TPHCM, TP.HCM, Tp. HCM

Etymology

From thành phố (“city”) +‎ Hồ Chí Minh (first president of Vietnam).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ fo˧˦ ho˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ fow˨˩˦ how˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ mɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩ fow˦˥ how˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧]

Proper noun

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Ho Chi Minh City (a city in Vietnam)

Synonyms

(Ho Chi Minh City): Sài Gòn (informal), Gia Định (historical)

Descendants

→ Chinese: 胡志明市 (calque)
→ English: Ho Chi Minh City (calque)
→ German: Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt (calque)
→ French: Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville (calque)
→ Italian: città di Hồ Chí Minh (calque)
→ Japanese: ホーチミン市 (Hō Chi Min-shi) (calque)
→ Korean: 호찌민 시 (Hojjimin si) (calque)
→ Portuguese: Cidade de Ho Chi Minh (calque)
Russian: Хошимин (Xošimin)
→ Spanish: Ciudad Ho Chi Minh (calque)

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