河內

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See also: 河内

Chinese

river
inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
trad. (河內)
simp. (河内)
anagram 內河内河
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Pronunciation


Etymology 1

From Vietnamese Hà Nội, from Chinese 河內 / 河内 (Hénèi). Literally inside the rivers, so named because it is located 'inside' the Red River.

Proper noun

河內

  1. Hanoi, the capital city of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

See also

Province-level divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Chinese (layout · text)
Municipalities — 中央直轄市 / 中央直辖市: 芹苴 (Qínjū) · 峴港 / 岘港 (Xiàngǎng) · 河內 / 河内 (Hénèi) · 海防 (hǎifáng) · 順化 / 顺化 (Shùnhuà) · 胡志明市 (Hú Zhìmíng Shì)
Provinces — : 安江 (Ānjiāng) · 北寧 / 北宁 (Běiníng) · 金甌 / 金瓯 (jīn'ōu) · 高平 (gāopíng) · 多樂 / 多乐 (Duōlè) · 奠邊 / 奠边 (Diànbiān) · 同奈 (Tóngnài) · 同塔 (Tóngtǎ) · 嘉萊 / 嘉莱 (Jiālái) · 河靜 / 河静 (Héjìng) · 興安 / 兴安 (Xīng'ān) · 慶和 / 庆和 (Qìnghé) · 萊州 / 莱州 (Láizhōu) · 諒山 / 谅山 (Liàngshān) · 老街 (lǎojiē) · 林同 (Líntóng) · 乂安 (yì'ān) · 寧平 / 宁平 (Níngpíng) · 富壽 / 富寿 (Fùshòu) · 廣義 / 广义 (guǎngyì) · 廣寧 / 广宁 (Guǎngníng) · 廣治 / 广治 (Guǎngzhì) · 山羅 / 山罗 (Shānluó) · 西寧 / 西宁 (Xīníng) · 太原 (Tàiyuán) · 清化 (qīnghuà) · 宣光 (Xuānguāng) · 永隆 (Yǒnglóng)

Etymology 2

The commandery was established in the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), and was so named on account of it being to the north of the Yellow River, however the approximate region may be attestable in pre-Qin texts (before 221 BC).

Proper noun

河內

  1. (historical) Henei (region just north of the middle reaches of the Yellow River)
  2. (historical) Henei Commandery (in present day Jiaozuo, Henan)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

河內

  1. chữ Hán form of Hà Nội (Hanoi)

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