Anh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 英; contracted from Chinese 英國 (Anh quốc, “United Kingdom”), from Chinese 英 (Anh) as in Mandarin 英吉利 (Yīngjílì, Anh Cát Lợi, “England”) or 英格蘭 (Yīnggélán, Anh Cách Lan, “England”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧]
• Homophone: anh

Proper noun

Anh

1. the United Kingdom

   Anh quốc

   United Kingdom

2. Great Britain; Britain

   Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ai-len

   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

3. England

   đội tuyển bóng đá Anh

   England national football team

4. A male or female given name

Adjective

Anh

1. British

   tiếng Anh Anh

   British English

2. English

   tiếng Anh

   English language

Usage notes

• More often than not, the average Vietnamese is not aware of the differences between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England, and they do not usually attempt to be, similarly to a Chinese to 英國 or a Japanese to イギリス (Igirisu). But unlike in Chinese and Japanese, there seems to be no de facto distinguishing terms for those concepts in Vietnamese even in diplomatic contexts, although one may sometimes hear a Vietnamese use Anh Quốc for the United Kingdom.

Anagrams

• nha; han