huyện

See also: huyen and huyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 縣. Unlike its historical sense in Vietnamese and its modern sense in Chinese and Japanese which refers to one of the highest levels of administrative division, huyện now refers to one of the lowest, and has the connotation of stereotypical underdevelopment, especially when it comes to education.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

huyện

district, suburban district
xuống huyện
to go the suburban districts

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