Tong-King

English

Etymology

From irregular romanization of Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), from đông (“east, eastern”) + kinh (“capital”), from Middle Chinese 東 (tuŋ) + 京 (kˠiæŋ), q.v.

Proper noun

(archaic) Alternative form of Tonkin.

Derived terms

Gulf of Tong-King

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