Quy Nhơn

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese Quy Nhơn.

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

1. A city in Vietnam.

Translations

city in Vietnam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 歸仁／归仁 (zh) (Guīrén)

• Vietnamese: Quy Nhơn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Qui Nhơn

Etymology

Perhaps a Sino-Vietnamese word from 歸仁, literally "to return to humanity/compassion/benevolence", with the Central-Southern reading of the second character. An earlier name was 懷仁／怀仁 (Hoài Nhơn), with a similar literal meaning. Another interpretation is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 歸人 (“a returner; a person who returns”) (SV: Quy Nhơn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwi˧˧ ɲəːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

1. Quy Nhơn (a city in Vietnam)