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Gianh
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Vietnamese
vi:sông +
thumb|The border between Đàng Trong and Đàng Ngoài.
Etymology
爭 to contest; to dispute tranh n. vi giành.
The name probably alludes to the fact that, historically, this river formed a natural boundary between two Vietnamese warring states: Đàng Ngoài, led by the Trịnh lords, and Đàng Trong, led by the Nguyễn lords.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
淨
sông vi river in p/Quảng Bình c/Vietnam
vi Linh Giang
Further reading
vi Trương Quý Lâm 2023 Sông Gianh-Danh, phận Linh Giang https://baoquangbinh.vn/dat-va-nguoi-quang-binh/202311/song-gianh-danh-phan-linh-giang-2213505/ Quảng Bình https://web.archive.org/web/20260125093915/https://baoquangbinh.vn/dat-va-nguoi-quang-binh/202311/song-gianh-danh-phan-linh-giang-2213505/ 25 January 2026