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

  1. (literal) a city under direct management of the central government
  2. 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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