kim âu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金甌.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kim˧˧ ʔəw˧˧]

Noun

kim âu

1. a golden cup
2. (obsolete, literary) the nation, particularly in the context of stability and security

References

• Tầm nguyên từ điển, 1941, Lê Văn Hòe