nam giao
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南郊.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ zaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ jaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [naːm˧˧ jaːw˧˧]
Noun edit
- (historical) sacrifices to heaven offered by the emperor
- lễ Nam Giao ― ceremony of sacrifices to heaven
- đàn Nam Giao ― Esplanade of Sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth