Vietnamese

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 Bình Nhưỡng on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 平壤, from Korean 평양 (Pyeong'yang).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bình Nhưỡng

  1. Pyongyang (the capital city of North Korea)

Usage notes

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  • This is the only city in the Korean peninsula that is regularly referred to by its Sino-Vietnamese name.