thủ phủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首府.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ fu˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ fʊw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thủ phủ

capital city of a sub-national administrative region, potentially excluding those of sub-national republics and kingdoms
Juneau là phủ thủ bang Alaska.
Juneau is the capital city of Alaska.

See also

lị sở
thủ đô; kinh đô

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