âu vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of âu +‎ vàng, calque of Chinese 金甌／金瓯 (kim âu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

âu vàng

1. (archaic) nation; border; the land of a country which is intact like a small pot of gold

See also

• kim âu