Thái Bình Dương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太平洋, composed of 太平 (“peace”) and 洋 (“ocean”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˨˩ zɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˦˩ jɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːj˦˥ ʔɓɨn˨˩ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thái Bình Dương

1. the Pacific Ocean