Bến Thành

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bến Thành.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪnθaɪn/

Proper noun

Bến Thành

1. A ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Translations

ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 𤅶城／𣷷城

• Vietnamese: Bến Thành (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

bến (“port”) +‎ thành (“citadel; fort”).

Named after a port near the Bát Quái fort, now no longer exists.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˦˥ tʰan˨˩]

Proper noun

Bến Thành • (𤅶城)

1. Bến Thành (a ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
2. (chợ ~) Bến Thành (a market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chợ Bến Thành