Điện Biên

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Điện Biên 1
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Type Political Subdivision
Usage Vietnamese
Scripts 奠邊(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm)
Pronounced Pron. /ɗiǝ˧ˀn'ɓiǝn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Sino-Vietnamese 奠 (điện) meaning "libation" and 邊 (biên) meaning "side".
Added 5/15/2021 by somsom

Điện Biên 2
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Type Political Subdivision
Usage Vietnamese
Scripts 奠邊(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ ʔɓiən˧˧/, /ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧/, /ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓiəŋ˧˧/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "established frontier" from Sino-Vietnamese 奠 (điện) meaning "establish, set, lay" and 邊 (biên) meaning "frontier", so named for the region's location on the border between Vietnam and the historical Lan Xang kingdom. This is the name of a province of Vietnam.
Added 6/12/2023 by anonymous