Lào Cai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lào Cai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊkaɪ/

Proper noun

Lào Cai

1. A province of Vietnam.
2. A city in Vietnam.
   • [1978 May 24 [1978 May 21], “57,000 Persecuted Overseas Chinese Residing in Vietnam Have Returned to China”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[1], volume I, number 101, sourced from Hong Kong TA KUNG PAO, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page N 5‎^[2]:

     Hokou County in Yunnan Province and Lao Kay in Vietnam are separated by a river. The two banks of the river are full of wandering Overseas Chinese refugees.]

Translations

province of Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 老街 (lou⁵ gaai¹)

  Mandarin: 老街 (zh) (Lǎojiē)

• Vietnamese: Lào Cai (vi)

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Hmong, from Chinese 老街 (MC lawX keaj) (SV: lão nhai).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩ kaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˦˩ kaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩ kaːj˧˧]

Proper noun

Lào Cai • (老街, 牢該)

1. Lào Cai (a province of Vietnam)
2. Lào Cai (a city in Vietnam)

Descendants

• → English: Lào Cai