Tử Cấm Thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫禁城, composed of 紫 (“purple; violet”), 禁 (“forbidden”) and 城 (“city”).
Purple refers to the North Star, which in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˩ kəm˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ kəm˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ kəm˦˥ tʰan˨˩]

Proper noun

Tử Cấm Thành

1. Forbidden City