xứ Nghệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

xứ (“region”) +‎ Nghệ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˦ ŋe˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɨ˨˩˦ ŋej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɨ˦˥ ŋej˨˩˨]

Proper noun

xứ Nghệ

1. (literary) Synonym of Nghệ An
2. (historical) The geographic region in Vietnam comprised of Nghệ An province, and Hà Tĩnh province.