giang sơn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• giang san

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 江山, composed of 江 (“river”) and 山 (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːŋ˧˧ səːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

Noun

giang sơn

1. (literary) the geography of a country

   Synonyms: nước non, non nước