Khải Hoàn Môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”), 還 (“return”) and 門 (“gate”). Compare Chinese 凱旋門／凯旋门 (kǎixuánmén, “triumphal arch”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ mon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Khải Hoàn Môn

1. the Arc de Triomphe