峴港
Chinese edit
steep hill | harbour; Hong Kong (abbrev.) | ||
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trad. (峴港) | 峴 | 港 | |
simp. (岘港) | 岘 | 港 | |
alternative forms | 蜆港/蚬港 |
Etymology edit
Corruption of 蜆港 (“mussel port”), referring to the nearby Sơn Trà island, an island shaped like a mussel (蜆) and used by ancient Chinese vessels as a point of navigation to Đà Nẵng.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
峴港