thành thị
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 城市, composed of 城 (“castle; fort; citadel”) and 市 (“city”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˨˩ tʰɪj˨˩˨]
Noun
- the city or urban landscape, as opposed to the country(side)
- Antonym: nông thôn
- thành thị và nông thôn ― the 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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