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cố đô

Pronunciation Northern /ko˧˥ ɗo˧˧/ Central /ko̰˩˧ ɗo˧˥/ Southern /ko˧˥ ɗo˧˧/
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former capital
Noun
former capital
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
former capital Discourse & LogicTheme

A city that formerly served as the capital of a country in the past.

vi Thành phố này từng là cố đô của một triều đại phong kiến.

en This city used to be the former capital of a feudal dynasty.

Parts
cố / đô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 故都 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 故都

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
故都
Candidates by syllable
cố (固 / 顧) đô
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cơ đồ / cờ đỏ
Use
cố gắng / biến cố / sự cố / cố ý …
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