địa bàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地盤 (“turf”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ ʔɓaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

địa bàn

(obsolete, navigational instrument) Synonym of la bàn (“compass”)
(of a political subdivision) the whole territory
(of a gang) a turf

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.