cố đô
See also: co do
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 故都, composed of 故 (“old”) and 都 (“capital”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˦ ʔɗo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ ʔɗow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kow˦˥ ʔɗow˧˧]
Noun edit
- a country's former capital city
- cố đô Huế
- the former capital of Hue