Bắc Bộ
See also: bác bỏ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 北部, composed of 北 (“northern”) and 部 (“portion”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɓow˨˩˨]
Proper noun edit
- Northern Vietnam
- vịnh Bắc Bộ
- the Gulf of Tonkin