Kim Nhật Thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金日成, from Korean 김일성 (Gimilseong). One of the few modern Koreans that are better known by their Sino-Vietnamese names.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ɲək̚˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩]

Proper noun

Kim Nhật Thành

1. Kim Il-sung

See also

• Lý Thừa Vãn (“Syngman Rhee”)