thành thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城市, composed of (castle; fort; citadel) and (city).

Pronunciation

Noun

thành thị

  1. the city or urban landscape, as opposed to the country(side)
    Antonym: nông thôn
    thành thị và nông thônthe city and the country; urban vs rural
    • 13th century, Trần Nhân Tông, Cư Trần lạc đạo phú 居塵樂道賦 Đệ nhất hội 第一會:
      命𫮋城市用涅山林
      Mình ngồi thành thị, dùng nết sơn lâm.
      Staying at the city, [but] living like it is the mountains.

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