chí tuyến

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Vietnamese

 Chí tuyến Bắc on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Chí tuyến Nam on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Năm chí tuyến on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Etymology

chí (most) +‎ tuyến (line). Likely clipped from 夏至線夏至线 (Xiàzhìxiàn) and 冬至線冬至线 (Dōngzhìxiàn).

Pronunciation

Noun

chí tuyến

  1. (geography) a tropic (latitude boundary of the torrid zone)
    Chí tuyến BắcThe Tropic of Cancer; The Northern Tropic
    Chí tuyến NamThe Tropic of Capricorn; The Southern Tropic