cố đô

See also: co do

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 故都, composed of 故 (“old”) and 都 (“capital”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˦ ʔɗo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˨˩˦ ʔɗow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˦˥ ʔɗow˧˧]

Noun

cố đô

1. a country's former capital city

   cố đô Huế

   the former capital of Hue