khải hoàn môn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”), 還 (“return”) and 門 (“gate”). Compare Chinese 凱旋門/凯旋门 (kǎixuánmén, “triumphal arch”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ mon˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧]
Noun edit
See also edit
- Khải Hoàn Môn (“the Arc de Triomphe”)