nội thành
Vietnamese
Etymology
Blend of nội- (“inside”) + thành phố (“city”). An apparent "Sino-Vietnamese" construction that is syntactically ill-formed per Classical Chinese, since it implies "inner city" rather than "inside a city", but, however, aligns with the grammatical Vietnamese construction trong thành phố. A well-formed Sino-Vietnamese construction would be *thành nội. Compare Japanese 城内 (jōnai, thành nội, “inside the castle in question”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [noj˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [noj˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [noj˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩]
Adverb
- within the borders of a thành phố trực thuộc trung ương or a thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh
- gọi nội thành ― to make an in-city call
See also
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