chí tuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

chí (“most”) +‎ tuyến (“line”). Likely clipped from 夏至線／夏至线 (Xiàzhìxiàn) and 冬至線／冬至线 (Dōngzhìxiàn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ twiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ twiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]

Noun

chí tuyến

1. (geography) a tropic (latitude boundary of the torrid zone)

   Chí tuyến Bắc ― The Tropic of Cancer; The Northern Tropic

   Chí tuyến Nam ― The Tropic of Capricorn; The Southern Tropic