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Mê Linh
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Vietnamese
Etymology
麋 冷. Clearly an Old Chinese phonetic transcription of native etymon, the meaning however is now obscure. The toponym itself is said to be traceable all the way back to the mythical Hùng Vương era of the Red River Delta.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
mê vi Linh
vi district city/Hanoi c/Vietnam
vi historical An administrative division under Jiaozhi commendary