Tuyền Châu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 泉州, composed of 泉 (“spring”) and 州 (“province”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twiən˨˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twiəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩ cəw˧˧]

Proper noun

Tuyền Châu

1. Quanzhou (a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China)