địa chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地 (“place”) and 誌 (“record”). Compare 地方誌／地方志 (dìfāngzhì).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ cɪj˦˥]

Noun

địa chí

1. (historical, historiography) a local chronicle; encyclopedic record of an area

   Synonym: địa phương chí