Save Type Political Subdivision & Settlement Usage Vietnamese Scripts 高平(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm) Pronounced Pron. KOW-BANG [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high" and 平 (bằng) meaning "level, even, peaceful". This is the name of a city in Vietnam as well as the province in which the city is located.