Ba Lê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bale"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巴黎.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ le˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]
Homophone: ba lê

Proper noun

Ba Lê

(obsolete) Paris (the capital and largest city of France)
Synonym: Pa-ri

Luân Đôn và Ba Lê
London and Paris

Adjective

Ba Lê

(obsolete) Parisian
Synonym: Pa-ri

References

"Ba Lê" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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