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Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
vi Phong Nha Kẻ Bàng.
"Phong Nha": 風牙 wind teeth (the wind blowing in the cave makes stalactites like teeth) or 峰衙 peak mandarins (the mountains are arranged in regular rows like the image of mandarins standing in rows on the courtyard or in the officer mansion). All of these are some people's own opinions on the place name etymologies. See vi:Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng#Nguồn gốc tên gọi the Vietnamese Wikipedia for more.
"Kẻ Bàng": Maybe vi kẻ bàng village country almond? Compare vi Kẻ Chợ.
Pronunciation
Phong Nha Kẻ Bàng
Proper noun
vi Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng National Park national park p/Quảng Bình c/Vietnam
Synonyms
Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng