Bình Định

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bình Định.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪndɪn/

Proper noun

Bình Định

1. A province of Vietnam.

Translations

province of Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 平定 (ping⁴ ding⁶)

  Mandarin: 平定 (zh) (Píngdìng)

• Vietnamese: Bình Định (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 平定 (“subjugation”).

The toponym was coined in 1799 by the first emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty, Nguyễn Ánh, after he had taken this land from the Tây Sơn Dynasty.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓïŋ˨˩ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˦˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨn˨˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]
• Homophone: bình định

Proper noun

Bình Định

1. Bình Định (a province of Vietnam)

Descendants

• → English: Bình Định

See also

• Nẫu