Tử Cấm Thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫禁城, composed of 紫 (“purple; violet”), 禁 (“forbidden”) and 城 (“city”).
Purple refers to the North Star, which in traditional Chinese astrology was the heavenly abode of the Celestial Emperor.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˩ kəm˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ kəm˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ kəm˦˥ tʰan˨˩]

Proper noun

Tử Cấm Thành

Forbidden City

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