Bến Thành
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Bến Thành.
Vietnamese
Etymology
bến (“port”) + thành (“citadel; fort”).
Named after a port near the Bát Quái fort, now no longer exists.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˦˥ tʰan˨˩]
Proper noun
- (chợ ~) Bến Thành (a market in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
- Bến Thành (a ward of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
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