Quy Nhơn

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese Quy Nhơn.

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

A city in Vietnam.

Translations

city in Vietnam

Chinese:
Mandarin: 歸仁／归仁 (zh) (Guīrén)
Vietnamese: Quy Nhơn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Qui Nhơn

Etymology

Perhaps a Sino-Vietnamese word from 歸仁, literally "to return to humanity/compassion/benevolence", with the Central-Southern reading of the second character. An earlier name was 懷仁／怀仁 (Hoài Nhơn), with a similar literal meaning. Another interpretation is a Sino-Vietnamese word from 歸人 (“a returner; a person who returns”) (SV: Quy Nhơn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwi˧˧ ɲəːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɪj˧˧ ɲəːŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Quy Nhơn

Quy Nhơn (a city in Vietnam)