Móng Cái
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Cantonese 硭街 (“town of mườngs”) (SV: Mang Nhai).
During the Nguyễn Dynasty, this area was the Vạn Ninh (萬寧) Canton, the Bát Tràng (鉢塲) Canton and a part of the Hà Môn (河門) Canton.
The name Móng Cái began to appear in 1947 during the period of French Indochina.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˧˦ kaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˧˥ kaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mawŋ͡m˦˥ kaːj˦˥]
Proper noun
Móng Cái • (硭街)
- Móng Cái (a city in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam)