thành phố trực thuộc trung ương
Vietnamese
Etymology
thành phố (“city”) + trực thuộc (“to be directly administered by”) + trung ương (“central government”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ fo˧˦ t͡ɕɨk̚˧˨ʔ tʰuək̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ fow˨˩˦ ʈɨk̚˨˩ʔ tʰuək̚˨˩ʔ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ fow˦˥ ʈɨk̚˨˩˨ tʰuək̚˨˩˨ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun
thành phố trực thuộc trung ương
- (literal) a city under direct management of the central government
- one of the highest administrative divisions in Vietnam, opposed to tỉnh (“province”), as well as thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh (“provincial capital”); itself is divided into quận (“district”)
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