nông thôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 農村, composed of 農 (“agrarian”) and 村 (“village”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰoŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰoŋ˧˧]

Noun

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1. the countryside; the country; rural areas

   Antonym: thành thị

Derived terms

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