thảo cầm viên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 草 (“grass”), 禽 (“birds and beasts”) and 園 (“garden”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˩ kəm˨˩ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˧˨ kəm˦˩ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːw˨˩˦ kəm˨˩ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰaːw˨˩˦ kəm˨˩ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thảo cầm viên

1. zoological and botanical garden