chí tuyến

Vietnamese

Etymology

chí (“most”) +‎ tuyến (“line”). Likely clipped from 夏至線／夏至线 (Xiàzhìxiàn) and 冬至線／冬至线 (Dōngzhìxiàn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ twiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ twiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˦˥]

Noun

chí tuyến

(geography) a tropic (latitude boundary of the torrid zone)
Chí tuyến Bắc ― The Tropic of Cancer; The Northern Tropic

Chí tuyến Nam ― The Tropic of Capricorn; The Southern Tropic

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