Vietnamese

Proper noun

Sài Gòn

1. (historical) Saigon
2. (informal) Ho Chi Minh City
3. A river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its turn empties into the East Sea northeast of the Mekong Delta.
4. A train station in Ward 3, Ho Chi Minh City

Synonyms

• (Saigon): Gia Định (historical), Sài Thành, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh
• (Ho Chi Minh City): Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh

Derived terms

• Sài Gòn–Gia Định

Descendants

• English: Saigon
• Chinese: 西貢／西贡 (Xīgòng)
• French: Saïgon
• Japanese: サイゴン ‎(Saigon)
• Khmer: សៃហ្គន ‎(saigôn)