khải hoàn môn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凱 (“victorious”), 還 (“return”) and 門 (“gate”). Compare Chinese 凱旋門／凯旋门 (kǎixuánmén, “triumphal arch”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ mon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ moŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧] ~ [xaːj˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ moŋ˧˧]

Noun

khải hoàn môn

a triumphal arch

See also

Khải Hoàn Môn (“the Arc de Triomphe”)

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