Gianh

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The border between Đàng Trong and Đàng Ngoài.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to contest; to dispute, SV: tranh). Doublet of giành.

The name probably alludes to the fact that, historically, this river formed a natural boundary between two Vietnamese warring states: Đàng Ngoài, led by the Trịnh lords, and Đàng Trong, led by the Nguyễn lords.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gianh ()

  1. (sông ~) A river in Quảng Bình, Vietnam.
    Synonym: Linh Giang

Further readings

  • Trương Quý Lâm (2023) “Sông Gianh-Danh, phận Linh Giang”, in Quảng Bình (in Vietnamese)