Lâm An

See also: làm ăn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臨安.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləm˧˧ ʔaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləm˧˧ ʔaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləm˧˧ ʔaːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Lâm An

1. (historical) Lin'an (former name of Hangzhou, from the time when it served as the capital of the Song dynasty)
   • 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):

     Trương Thập Ngũ uống đến khi say khướt mới cáo từ, xiêu xiêu vẹo vẹo đi về hướng Lâm An, […]

     Only when he was drunk as a wheelbarrow did Zhāng Shíwǔ take his leave, stumbling on his way in the direction of Lin'an, […]