địa bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地盤 (“turf”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

địa bàn

(obsolete, navigational instrument) Synonym of la bàn (“compass”)
(of a political subdivision) the whole territory
địa bàn tỉnh Quảng Trị
the territory of Quảng Trị province
(of a gang) a turf

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