Hoàn Kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還劍, composed of 還 (“to return”) and 劍 (“sword”), from hồ Hoàn Kiếm.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːn˨˩ kiəm˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ kiəm˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ kim˦˥]

Proper noun

Hoàn Kiếm

A district of Hanoi, Vietnam.

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