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

a country's former capital city
cố đô Huế
the former capital of Hue

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