thành luỹ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 城 and 壘.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ lwi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˦˩ lwɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thành luỹ

1. defence works
2. strong-hold, rampart