Ngũ Hành Sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五行山, composed of 五行 (“five elements, wuxing”) and 山.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ hajŋ̟˨˩ səːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ hɛɲ˦˩ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋʊw˧˨ hɛɲ˦˩ səːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ han˨˩ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋʊw˨˩˦ han˨˩ səːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Ngũ Hành Sơn

1. Marble Mountains (a cluster of five mountains in Ngũ Hành Sơn district, Da Nang, Vietnam).

   Synonym: núi Non Nước

2. An urban district of Da Nang, Vietnam.