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Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
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English
Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province
Etymology
Borrowed from en vi Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɑːɹiəvʊŋtaʊ/ 1
Proper noun
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
en former province c/Vietnam (abolished in 2025).
Translations
former province of Vietnam
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 巴地頭頓
Vietnamese: vi Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
See also
Vietnamese
vi:
Etymology
vi Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu.
"Bà Rịa": means "Mrs. Rịa", named after Nguyễn Thị Rịa. Ancient Chinese documents such as the New Book of Tang mention the chiefdom of Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888)#Historiography Poli (zh 婆利). Maybe it's Brunei/Borneo, not vi Bà Rịa.
"Vũng Tàu": vi vũng tàu, means "Bay of Ships" and refers to the nearby vi Gành Rái Bay.
Pronunciation
Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu
vi Ba Ria Vung Tau Northern.ogg
Proper noun
Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu
vi former province c/Vietnam Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (abolished in 2025)
Descendants
1 en Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu