indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Political Subdivision
Usage Vietnamese
Scripts 承天化(Vietnamese Chữ Nôm)
Pronounced Pron. /tʰɨə˨˩ tʰiən˧˧ hwe˧˦/, /tʰɨə˦˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧ hwej˨˩˦/, /tʰɨə˨˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧ wej˦˥/ [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
From Thừa Thiên, the name of a historical province, combined with the name of the city of Huế. The former province's name is derived from Sino-Vietnamese 承 (thừa) meaning "inherit, receive" and 天 (thiên) meaning "sky, heaven". This is the name of a province of Vietnam.